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Shloka 21

Draupadī-vivāha-vidhāna

The Ritual Formalization of Draupadī’s Marriage

तथैव तस्याप्यनु रौहिणेय- स्तौ चापि हृष्टा: कुरवो5 भ्यनन्दन्‌ । पितृष्वसुश्चापि यदुप्रवीरा- वगृह्नतां भारतमुख्य पादौ,उन्हींके साथ उसी प्रकार बलरामजीने भी (अपना नाम बताकर) उनके चरण छूए। पाण्डव भी उन दोनोंको देखकर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। जनमेजय! फिर उन यदुवीरोंने अपनी बूआ कुन्तीके भी चरणोंका स्पर्श किया

tathaiva tasyāpy anu rauhiṇeyo tau cāpi hṛṣṭāḥ kuravo 'bhyānandan | pitṛṣvasuś cāpi yadupravīrāv agṛhṇatāṃ bhāratamukhya pādau ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: In gleicher Weise tat es auch Rohiṇeya (Balarāma); nachdem er sich genannt hatte, berührte er ihre Füße. Auch die Kurus waren erfreut und hießen beide willkommen. Dann berührten jene erlesensten Helden der Yadus die Füße ihrer väterlichen Tante Kuntī—eine Tat, die Verwandtschaft, Demut und das dharmische Gebot der Ehrung der Älteren bekräftigt.

तथाthus, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अनुafter, following
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
रौहिणेयःRauhiṇeya (Balarāma)
रौहिणेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरौहिणेय
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तौthose two (them)
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
हृष्टाःdelighted, joyful
हृष्टाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
कुरवःthe Kurus
कुरवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
अभ्यनन्दन्rejoiced at, welcomed
अभ्यनन्दन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-नन्द्
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada
पितृष्वसुःof the paternal aunt
पितृष्वसुः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-स्वसृ
Formfeminine, genitive, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यदुप्रवीराःthe foremost heroes among the Yadus
यदुप्रवीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयदु-प्रवीर
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
अगृह्णताम्took, grasped (touched/held)
अगृह्णताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd, plural, ātmanepada
भारतO Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
मुख्यchief, foremost
मुख्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
पादौthe two feet
पादौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
Formmasculine, accusative, dual

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Balarāma (Rauhiṇeya)
K
Kurus
Y
Yadu heroes (two)
K
Kuntī (pitṛṣvasu)
J
Janamejaya (Bhārata-mukhya)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharma expressed through social and familial conduct: honoring elders and senior relatives (especially a paternal aunt) by touching their feet, and maintaining respectful greetings that reinforce kinship and harmony.

Balarāma and the two prominent Yadu heroes arrive among the Kurus; they respectfully identify themselves and touch the elders’ feet. The Kurus respond with joy and welcome, and the Yadus then pay reverence to Kuntī, their paternal aunt.