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सर्वैः गुणैः महा-राजsarvaiḥ guṇaiḥ mahā-rājawith every virtue, great king,
राजसूयम् त्वम् अर्हसिrājasūyam tvam arhasiyou are worthy of the Rajasuya;
जानतः तु एव ते सर्वम्jānataḥ tu eva te sarvamthough you know all,
किम् चित् वक्ष्यामि भारतkim cit vakṣyāmi bhārataI shall still tell you something, O Bharata;
जामदग्न्येन रामेणjāmadagnyena rāmeṇaby Rama Jamadagnya [Parashurama]
क्षत्रम् यत् अवशेषितम्kṣatram yat avaśeṣitamthe kshatriyas that were left as a remnant —
तस्मात् अवर-जम् लोकेtasmāt avara-jam lokearising in the world from that,
यत् इदम् क्षत्र-संज्ञितम्yat idam kṣatra-saṃjñitamwhich is now called kshatriyahood;
कृतः अयम् कुल-संकल्पःkṛtaḥ ayam kula-saṃkalpaḥthis covenant of lineage was made
क्षत्रियैः वसुधा-अधिपkṣatriyaiḥ vasudhā-adhipaby the kshatriyas, O lord of the earth,
निदेश-वाग्भिः तत् ते हnideśa-vāgbhiḥ tat te haby the words of the ordinance; this to you
विदितम् भरत-ऋषभviditam bharata-ṛṣabhais known, O bull of the Bharatas;
श्रीकृष्णśrīkṛṣṇaoriginal form "śrīkṛṣṇa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वैर्sarvairoriginal form "sarvair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गुणैर्guṇairoriginal form "guṇair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजसूयंrājasūyaṃoriginal form "rājasūyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जानतस्jānatasoriginal form "jānatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वंsarvaṃoriginal form "sarvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षत्रंkṣatraṃoriginal form "kṣatraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवरजंavarajaṃoriginal form "avarajaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इदंidaṃoriginal form "idaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षत्रसंज्ञितम्kṣatrasaṃjñitamoriginal form "kṣatrasaṃjñitam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृतोkṛtooriginal form "kṛto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुलसंकल्पःkulasaṃkalpaḥoriginal form "kulasaṃkalpaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षत्रियैर्kṣatriyairoriginal form "kṣatriyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसुधाधिपvasudhādhipaoriginal form "vasudhādhipa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निदेशवाग्भिस्nideśavāgbhisoriginal form "nideśavāgbhis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विदितंviditaṃoriginal form "viditaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भरतर्षभbharatarṣabhaoriginal form "bharatarṣabha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the Lord, before giving counsel, acknowledges Yudhishthira's own worth and does not set his knowledge above him. It is telling that Krishna says "though you know all" — a true teacher does not belittle the one who asks but speaks as to an equal. Scripture thus shows courtesy even in instruction from above; and Krishna goes on to survey the kingdoms.