SanskritIASTMeaning
तंtaṃthat; him
सर्वगुणसंपन्नंsarvaguṇasaṃpannaṃendowed with every virtue; full of all excellences; perfect in every quality
श्रीवत्सकृतलक्षणम्śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇammarked with the sign of Shrivatsa; bearing the Shrivatsa mark
संपरिष्वज्यsaṃpariṣvajyahaving embraced; having taken into his arms
कौन्तेयःkaunteyaḥKaunteya; the son of Kunti
संदेष्टुम्saṃdeṣṭumto convey a message; to give instruction
उपचक्रमेupacakramebegan; set about
याyāwho; the one who
साsāshe; that one
बाल्यात्bālyātfrom childhood; from infancy
प्रभृत्य्prabhṛtybeginning from; ever since
अस्मान्asmānus; to us
पर्यवर्धयताबलाparyavardhayatābalāraised us, a defenseless woman; brought us up, unprotected
उपवासतपःशीलाupavāsatapaḥśīlāaccustomed to fasting and austerity; devoted to fasts and penance
सदाsadāalways; constantly
स्वस्त्ययनेsvastyayanein blessing; in rites for well-being
रताratādevoted; engaged
देवतातिथिपूजासुdevatātithipūjāsuin the worship of gods and guests; in honoring deities and guests
गुरुशुश्रूषणेguruśuśrūṣaṇein service to elders; in the reverent care of teachers
रताratādevoted; engaged
वत्सलाvatsalāloving; tender
प्रियपुत्राpriyaputrāloving her sons; to whom her sons are dear
चcaand; also
प्रियास्माकंpriyāsmākaṃdear to us; beloved by us
जनार्दनjanārdanaO Janardana; O Krishna
सुयोधनभयाद्suyodhanabhayādfrom fear of Suyodhana; because of the threat of Duryodhana
याyāwho; the one who
नोnous; our
ऽत्रायतामित्रकर्शन'trāyatāmitrakarśanaprotected us, O destroyer of foes; saved us, O crusher of enemies
महतोmahatogreat; immense
मृत्युसंबाधाद्mṛtyusaṃbādhādfrom the strait of death; from mortal danger
उत्तरन्uttarancrossing over; emerging
नौर्naura boat; a vessel
इवार्णवात्ivārṇavātas if from the ocean; as from the sea
अस्मत्कृतेasmatkṛtefor our sake; because of us
चcaand; also
सततंsatataṃconstantly; always
ययाyayāby whom; by the one through whom
दुःखानिduḥkhānisufferings; afflictions
माधवmādhavaO Madhava; O descendant of Madhu
अनुभूतान्य्anubhūtānyexperienced; endured
अदुःखार्हाaduḥkhārhāundeserving of suffering; unworthy of grief
तांtāṃher; that one
स्मsmaindeed; surely
पृच्छेर्pṛccheryou should ask; ask
अनामयम्anāmayamabout her well-being; about her health
This passage (5.81.36-40) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.