Shloka 10

अध्याय ८७: कृष्णस्य हस्तिनापुरप्रवेशः

Krishna’s Entry into Hastināpura and Court Reception

Devanagari script

स यद्‌ ब्रूयान्महाबाहुस्तत्‌ कार्यमविशड्धकया । वासुदेवेन तीर्थेन क्षिप्रं संशाम्य पाण्डवै:

Transliteration

sa yad brūyān mahābāhus tat kāryam aviśaṅkayā | vāsudevena tīrthena kṣipraṁ saṁśāmya pāṇḍavaiḥ ||

Translation

毗舍摩波耶那说：“那位臂力无双者（圣克里希纳）所劝之事，当毫无疑虑地奉行。以婆苏提婆为神圣的调停者与可靠的归依，速与般度五子讲和，平息争端。”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूयात्: should say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कार्यम्: to be done / should be done
• Type: Adjective (used predicatively)
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अविशङ्कया: without doubt; with no suspicion
• अविशङ्कया: Karana
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: अविशङ्का
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वासुदेवेन: by/with Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तीर्थेन: as a mediator; as a means (lit. ford/holy place)
• तीर्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable (adverb)
• Root: क्षिप्र

• संशाम्य: having made peace / having pacified
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: शम् (शाम्यति) + सम्
• Form: Gerund (त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवैः: with the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun (proper, plural)
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Vāsudeva
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Trust wise and dharmic counsel and act without suspicion; prioritize reconciliation by accepting a righteous mediator (Kṛṣṇa) to avert escalation into war.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Vaiśampāyana reports advice urging the listener to accept Kṛṣṇa’s guidance and quickly conclude peace with the Pāṇḍavas by making Kṛṣṇa the intermediary.