Shloka 513

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

अमृतस्येव नातृप्यन्‌ प्रेक्षमाणा जनार्दनम्‌ | सब राजा दीर्घकालके पश्चात्‌ दशार्हकुलभूषण भगवान्‌ जनार्दनको देखकर उन्हींकी ओर एकटक दृष्टि लगाये रहे

Transliteration

amṛtasyeva nātṛpyan prekṣamāṇā janārdanam |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：那位国王凝望着阇那尔达那，竟不能自足，正如饮甘露者永不觉饱。久别之后，一见到主宰阇那尔达那——达沙尔哈族的荣饰——他便目不转睛地注视着祂，仿佛正在品尝不死之甘露。

Word by Word

• अमृतस्य: of nectar
• अमृतस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतृप्यन्: not being satisfied
• अतृप्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रेक्षमाणः: looking at
• प्रेक्षमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष्
• Form: शानच् (present middle participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनार्दनम्: Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Daśārha clan
• the king (unnamed in this half-verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual power of darśana: the sight of a righteous, divine guide (Janārdana/Kṛṣṇa) nourishes the heart beyond ordinary pleasure, suggesting that true fulfillment arises from contact with dharma and the divine rather than from transient worldly gains.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting, a king (contextually, a royal figure meeting Kṛṣṇa) beholds Janārdana after a long time and remains fixed in gaze, unable to feel satiated—likened to drinking nectar—showing deep reverence and emotional absorption in Kṛṣṇa’s presence.