Shloka 16

एकचक्रानिवासे ब्राह्मणगृहदुःखश्रवणम् | Hearing the Brāhmaṇa Household’s Distress at Ekacakrā

Devanagari script

भवन्त: सुहृदो5स्माकमस्मान्‌ कृत्या प्रदक्षिणम्‌ प्रतिनन्द्य तथाशीर्भिनिविर्तध्वं यथा गृहम्‌

Transliteration

bhavantaḥ suhṛdo ’smākam asmān kṛtyā pradakṣiṇam pratinandya tathāśīrbhir nivṛtadhvaṃ yathā gṛham

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Ihr seid unsere Wohlgesinnten. Da ihr uns nach Brauch geehrt habt, indem ihr rechtsherum (pradakṣiṇa) um uns schrittet und eure Zustimmung bekundetet, so geht nun mit Segenswünschen und kehrt in eure jeweiligen Häuser zurück.“

Word by Word

• भवन्तः: you (honored persons)
• भवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुहृदः: friends, well-wishers
• सुहृदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Plural

• कृत्या: with (due) act/service; by a proper rite
• कृत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (to the right)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदक्षिण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिनन्द्य: having greeted/received respectfully
• प्रतिनन्द्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-नन्द्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), —

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आशीर्भिः: with blessings
• आशीर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• निवर्तध्वम्: return (you all)
• निवर्तध्वम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural, Ātmanepada

• यथा: as, so that
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic social conduct: respect is shown through proper ritual gestures (pradakṣiṇā), goodwill is affirmed through courteous approval, and departures are sealed with blessings—maintaining harmony and gratitude in relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group addressed as well-wishers has completed a respectful, customary act (circumambulation) and offered their assent; the speaker instructs them to depart with blessings and return to their homes.