Shloka 27

अर्हणनिर्णयः

Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो भीष्म: शान्तनवो बुद्धया निश्चित्य वीर्यवान्‌ | अमन्यत तदा कृष्णमर्हणीयतमं भुवि

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo buddhyā niścitya vīryavān | amanyata tadā kṛṣṇam arhaṇīyatamaṃ bhuvi ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：于是，英武的毗湿摩——商多奴之子——以智慧审断而得定论，当时便认为克里希那是大地之上最堪受敬礼者。

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भीष्मः: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनवः: son of Śantanu
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्ध्या: with (his) intellect
• बुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• निश्चित्य: having ascertained/decided
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-चित्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• वीर्यवान्: mighty/valorous
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमन्यत: considered/thought
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्हणीयतमम्: most worthy of honor
• अर्हणीयतमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्हणीयतम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भुवि: on earth/in the world
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Śāntanu
• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhūmi (earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma’s judgment highlights that the highest honor should be offered to the one most intrinsically worthy—worthiness grounded in dharma and spiritual excellence, not merely in worldly status or force.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, Bhīṣma reflects and reaches a firm conclusion, declaring Kṛṣṇa to be the foremost recipient of reverence on earth, thereby setting a standard for proper recognition and honor.