Shloka 28
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
ततः प्रणाममकरोत् केशव: सहपाण्डव: । सात्यकि: संजयश्चैव स च शारद्वत: कृप:,इसके बाद पाण्डवोंसहित श्रीकृष्ण, सात्यकि, संजय तथा शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने उन सबको प्रणाम किया
tataḥ praṇāmam akarot keśavaḥ saha-pāṇḍavaḥ | sātyakiḥ sañjayaś caiva sa ca śāradvataḥ kṛpaḥ ||
ثم إن كيشافا (كريشنا)، مع أبناء باندو، قدّم تحيةً خاشعة. وانحنى ساتياكي وسانجايا كذلك، وكذا كريبا ابنُ شارَدْفَت.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic decorum: offering praṇāma (respectful salutation) is a visible practice of humility and recognition of rightful status, sustaining harmony and ethical order even among powerful figures.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Kṛṣṇa along with the Pāṇḍavas, and also Sātyaki, Sañjaya, and Kṛpācārya (Śāradvata Kṛpa), perform salutations—marking a formal, respectful moment in the assembly’s proceedings.