Mahabharata · 6.115.65
॥
Devanāgarī
एवम् उक्तः प्रत्युवाच स्मयमानो जनार्दनः ॥
त्वय्य् एवैतद् युक्तरूपं वचनं पार्थिवोत्तम ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca smayamāno janārdanaḥ ||
tvayy evaitad yuktarūpaṃ vacanaṃ pārthivottama ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम् उक्तः प्रत्युवाचevam uktaḥ pratyuvācathus addressed, he answered; having heard this, he said
स्मयमानः जनार्दनःsmayamānaḥ janārdanaḥsmiling Janardana; Krishna with a smile
त्वयि एव एतत् युक्तरूपम्tvayi eva etat yuktarūpamin you alone this is fitting; this becomes you
वचनम् पार्थिवोत्तमvacanam pārthivottamaword, best of kings; speech, foremost of lords
Translation
Hearing this, Janardana answered with a smile: "Such words befit none but you, O best of kings."
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Krishna receives Yudhishthira's humility as natural to a true king. The chapter closes not in a celebration of strength, but in the acknowledgment that victory depends on divine grace.