Shloka 20

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

उक्तश्न त्रिपुरघ्नेन परितुष्टेन भारत । अपि च त्वं प्रियतरो लोके कृष्ण भविष्यसि

Transliteration

uktaś ca tripuraghnena parituṣṭena bhārata | api ca tvaṃ priyataro loke kṛṣṇa bhaviṣyasi ||

Translation

噢，婆罗多啊！你已蒙三城摧灭者（Tripuraghna，湿婆）欢然垂言。并且，噢，克里希那啊！你将在世间更为人所爱戴。

Word by Word

• उक्तः: having been said / spoken
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त: उक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्रिपुरघ्नेन: by the slayer of Tripura (Śiva)
• त्रिपुरघ्नेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुरघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परितुष्टेन: being pleased / satisfied
• परितुष्टेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परितुष्ट (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• प्रियतरः: dearer / more beloved
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियतर (प्रातिपदिक; तऱ-प्रत्ययान्त तुलनात्मक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भविष्यसि: you will be / become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Tripuraghna (Śiva)
• Bhārata
• Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That when one acts in a way that pleases the divine (symbolizing alignment with dharma), one naturally gains greater esteem and affection in the world; moral worth and divine approval reinforce social honor.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker reports that Tripuraghna (Śiva) has spoken while pleased, and then foretells that Kṛṣṇa will become even more beloved among people—an affirmation of Kṛṣṇa’s growing renown grounded in divine satisfaction.