Shloka 4

Devanagari script

संध्यामुपास्य ध्यायन्तस्तमेव गतमानसा: । आनाय्य कृष्णं दाशाहईं पुनर्मन्त्रममन्त्रयन्‌

Transliteration

sandhyām upāsya dhyāyantas tam eva gatamānasāḥ | ānāyya kṛṣṇaṃ dāśārhaṃ punar mantram amantrayan |

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“他们行了暮时祭礼，心念专注于彼一者而入观；随后请来达沙尔诃族的奎师那，又一次与他密议。”

Word by Word

• सन्ध्याम्: the twilight (sandhyā)
• सन्ध्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपास्य: having worshipped/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (आस्)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• ध्यायन्तः: meditating
• ध्यायन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गतमानसाः: with minds fixed (on him)
• गतमानसाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत-मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आनाय्य: having brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

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

• दाशार्हम्: the Dāśārha (descendant of Daśārha)
• दाशार्हम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमन्त्रयन्: they consulted/spoke (secretly)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Past (narrative), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dāśārha (clan/epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links disciplined ritual life (Sandhyā worship) and inward concentration with ethical decision-making: after centering themselves through worship and meditation, the leaders seek wise counsel from Kṛṣṇa, implying that major actions—especially those leading toward conflict—should be preceded by self-restraint, clarity of mind, and consultation with the truly discerning.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing twilight worship and meditating with focused minds, the group brings Kṛṣṇa (called Dāśārha) and again engages him in deliberation—renewing strategic and moral consultation as events move toward decisive political and martial outcomes in the Udyoga Parva.