Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तैः प्रहृष्टात्मभिवीरिराशीर्भिरभिनन्दित: । वाचयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठान्‌ प्रणम्य शिरसाभवम्‌

Transliteration

taiḥ prahṛṣṭātmabhir vīrair āśīrbhir abhinanditaḥ | vācayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhān praṇamya śirasābhavam ||

Translation

Được những dũng sĩ ấy—lòng đầy hân hoan—ban phúc và tán dương, ta được tôn kính và vui mừng. Ta cho các bậc Bà-la-môn tối thượng tụng đọc lời cát tường; rồi cúi đầu đảnh lễ, ta giữ lòng điềm tĩnh và sẵn sàng lên đường.

Word by Word

तैःby them

प्रहृष्टात्मभिःby those of delighted spirit

वीरैःby heroes

आशीर्भिःwith blessings

अभिनन्दितःpraised/hailed

वाचयित्वाhaving caused to recite / having had (them) recite

द्विजश्रेष्ठान्the best of the twice-born (brahmins)

प्रणम्यhaving bowed

शिरसाwith (his) head

अभवम्I became / I was

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāsudeva (speaker)

dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (foremost brāhmaṇas)

vīrāḥ (heroes/valiant men)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic conduct: receiving blessings with gratitude, honoring learned brāhmaṇas, and responding with humility (bowing the head). Ethical strength is shown not only in heroism but in reverence and self-discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva describes being welcomed and blessed by heroic companions; he then has eminent brāhmaṇas recite auspicious words and, after bowing respectfully, becomes settled and prepared to move forward.