श्रीशुक उवाच तत्र तेष्वात्मपक्षेष्वगृणत्सु विजिगीषया । वाच: पेशै: स्मयन् भृत्यमुद्धवं प्राह केशव: ॥ ४५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca tatra teṣv ātma-pakṣeṣv a- gṛṇatsu vijigīṣayā vācaḥ peśaiḥ smayan bhṛtyam uddhavaṁ prāha keśavaḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- tatra
- there
- teṣu
- they (the Yādavas)
- ātma
- His own
- pakṣeṣu
- supporters
- agṛṇatsu
- not agreeing
- vijigīṣayā
- because of their desire to conquer (Jarāsandha)
- vācaḥ
- of speech
- peśaiḥ
- with charming usage
- smayan
- smiling
- bhṛtyam
- to His servant
- uddhavam
- Śrī Uddhava
- prāha
- spoke
- keśavaḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When His supporters, the Yādavas, objected to this proposal out of eagerness to defeat Jarāsandha, Lord Keśava turned to His servant Uddhava and, smiling, addressed him with fine words.