Shloka 20

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रभावार्जितान्‌ भोगानश्रीम यदुनन्दन । पराक्रमेण बुद्ध्या च त्वयेयं निर्जिता मही

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tvatprabhāvārjitān bhogān aśrīma yadunandana | parākrameṇa buddhyā ca tvayeyaṃ nirjitā mahī ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“噢，雅度族之欢悦！我们得享这些安乐与王者之福，唯赖你所施展的威力。凭你的勇武与明断，这整个大地都被你征服。”

Word by Word

• त्वत्-प्रभाव-अर्जितान्: won/obtained by your influence
• त्वत्-प्रभाव-अर्जितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् + प्रभाव + अर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भोगान्: enjoyments, possessions to be enjoyed
• भोगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्रीमन्: O illustrious one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यदु-नन्दन: O son/delighter of the Yadus
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पराक्रमेण: by (your) valor
• पराक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बुद्ध्या: by (your) intelligence
• बुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्जिता: conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्जि (धातु: जि) + क्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मही: earth
• मही: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yadunandana (Kṛṣṇa)
• mahī (the earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and political enjoyment are presented as dependent on rightful power used with both courage and sound judgment; the verse frames sovereignty as earned through valor guided by intelligence, and it underscores gratitude toward the agent who secured that order.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana voices a statement addressed to Yadunandana (Kṛṣṇa), acknowledging that the present enjoyment of the realm is due to Kṛṣṇa’s influence, and crediting him with the conquest/securement of the earth through prowess and strategic wisdom.