Shloka 43

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)

Devanagari script

स गच्छेदभ्यनुज्ञातो भवता यदि मन्यसे । आनर्तनगरीं वीरस्तदनुज्ञातुमहसि

Transliteration

sa gacched abhyanujñāto bhavatā yadi manyase | ānartanagarīṃ vīras tad-anujñātum arhasi |

Translation

毗耶娑波衍那说道：“若大王以为合宜，便请以您的许可让那位英雄启程。他欲往阿那尔塔之城（德瓦罗迦）；因此，大王当赐其告辞之命。”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छेत्: may go / should go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: having been permitted / authorized
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यनुज्ञात (ppp of अभ्यनु-ज्ञा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवता: by you (sir)
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• मन्यसे: you think / you deem
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present (Lat), 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada

• आनर्तनगरीम्: to the city of Anarta (Dvaraka)
• आनर्तनगरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्तनगरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (permission)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुज्ञातुम्: to permit / to grant leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present (Lat), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Ānartanagarī (Dvārakā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even powerful persons act within dharma by seeking proper authorization; a king’s duty includes granting or withholding leave in a manner that preserves order, respect, and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a request that a heroic figure be allowed to depart for Ānartanagarī (Dvārakā), and urges the king to grant permission if he finds it appropriate.