Shloka 29

Devanagari script

या मे प्रीति: पाण्डवेषु भूय: सा त्वयि माधव । प्रेमणा च बहुमानाच्च सौहृदाच्च ब्रवीम्यहम्‌

Transliteration

yā me prītiḥ pāṇḍaveṣu bhūyaḥ sā tvayi mādhava | premaṇā ca bahumānāc ca sauhṛdāc ca bravīmy aham ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“我对般度诸子所怀的情爱——且更为深厚——同样也怀于你，噢摩陀婆。此言出于爱意，出于至深的敬重，亦出于真挚的友谊。”

Word by Word

याwhich

मेmy / of me

प्रीतिःaffection, love

पाण्डवेषुtoward/in the Pandavas

भूयःmore, greatly

साthat (same)

त्वयिin you / toward you

माधवO Madhava

प्रेमणाwith love

चand

बहुमानात्out of respect/esteem

चand

सौहृदात्out of friendship/goodwill

चand

ब्रवीमिI say/speak

अहम्I

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical speech rooted in right intention: one should speak from genuine love (prema), respectful regard (bahumāna), and sincere friendship (sauhṛda), especially when affirming loyalties and alliances in a tense political context.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and alignments, the speaker (as reported by Vaiśampāyana) expresses that the goodwill felt for the Pāṇḍavas is equally directed toward Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), emphasizing trust and affectionate solidarity.