Shloka 23

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

पिता च त्वा55ह कौन्तेय पाण्डु: कौरवनन्दन । हरिश्वन्द्रे श्रियं दृष्टया नृपती जातविस्मय:

Transliteration

pitā ca tvāha kaunteya pāṇḍuḥ kauravanandana | hariścandre śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatir jātavismayaḥ ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“昆蒂之子、俱卢族之欢欣者啊！你父王般度见到哈利施旃陀的昌盛富贵，惊叹不已，遂遣言要与汝言。”

Word by Word

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• त्वा: you (object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• अह: indeed / ah (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अह

• कौन्तेय: O son of Kuntī
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाण्डुः: Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरवनन्दन: O delight of the Kaurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हरिश्वन्द्रे: in/with regard to Hariścandra
• हरिश्वन्द्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्वन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• श्रियम्: prosperity, wealth, splendor
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), —, —, —

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जातविस्मयः: having become astonished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात-विस्मय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pāṇḍu
• Hariścandra
• Kaunteya (Kuntī’s son)
• Kauravanandana (Kuru descendant)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames royal prosperity (śrī) as something that can inspire reflection and instruction: even a king like Pāṇḍu is moved to wonder on seeing Hariścandra’s fortune, implying that exemplary rulers and their fortunes become occasions to discuss dharma, right conduct, and the responsibilities of lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada reports that Pāṇḍu, after witnessing the prosperity associated with King Hariścandra, became astonished and sent a message intended for his son (addressed as Kaunteya/Kauravanandana), setting up a subsequent communication or counsel.