Shloka 673

Devanagari script

तत्‌ तथास्तु नमस्ते<स्तु प्रसीद भगवन्‌ मम । “भगवन्‌! आपने पहले कहा था कि “इन दोनों कृष्णोंकी विजय अटल है।” आपका वह कथन सत्य हो। आपको नमस्कार है। आप मुझपर प्रसन्न होइये”

Transliteration

tat tathāstu namaste 'stu prasīda bhagavan mama |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“愿如此成就，愿一切正如你所宣告。向你致敬。愿你垂怜于我，世尊。”在伦理与叙事层面，说话者确认神圣允诺之真实，并以恭敬的归服求取恩泽，表达信念：与达摩相应、得神明引导，则胜利必然坚固无疑。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (statement/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you / of you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रसीद: be pleased, show favor
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसद्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवन्: O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhagavān (the addressed Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent trust in a higher, dharma-aligned assurance: the speaker accepts the Lord’s statement as true and seeks grace, modeling humility, faith, and ethical reliance on righteous guidance amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses a revered ‘Bhagavān,’ affirming an earlier declaration (that victory is certain for those aligned with Kṛṣṇa) and offers salutations while requesting the Lord’s favor.