Shloka 14

Chapter 5: Dāruka’s Mission, Balarāma’s Yogic Departure, and Kṛṣṇa’s Niṣkramaṇa

Devanagari script

ततस्तं काउ्चने पीठे समुत्थाप्योपवेश्य च । अनब्रुवन्त्यो महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे,तदनन्तर अर्जुनको उठाकर उन्होंने सोनेकी चौकीपर बिठाया और उन महात्माको घेरकर बिना कुछ बोले उनके पास बैठ गयीं

Transliteration

tatas taṃ kāñcane pīṭhe samutthāpyopaveśya ca | anabruvantyo mahātmānaṃ parivāryopatastire ||

Translation

ثم رفعنه وأجلسنه على مقعدٍ من ذهب. وأحطن بذلك العظيم النفس، ولازمنه في خدمةٍ قريبة من غير أن ينطقن بكلمة—هيبةً وضبطًا للنفس وحزنًا مكظومًا في صمتٍ مهيب.

Word by Word

ततःthen/from there

तम्him

काञ्चनेon the golden

पीठेseat/bench

समुत्थाप्यhaving raised (him) up

उपवेश्यhaving seated (him)

चand

अनब्रुवन्त्यःnot speaking

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

परिवार्यhaving surrounded

उपतस्थिरेthey attended/stood by

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

golden stool (kāñcana-pīṭha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dignified restraint (saṃyama) and respectful service: in moments of sorrow or crisis, silence and attentive presence can be a form of dharmic conduct, honoring the suffering person without adding agitation through words.

What is happening in the narrative?

After an event that leaves Arjuna in a condition needing support, the women (implied by the feminine plural) lift him, seat him on a golden stool, and gather around him. They do not speak; instead, they remain near him in quiet attendance.