Shloka 14

Devanagari script

सो5भिगम्य कुरुश्रेष्ठ नमस्कृत्य च बुद्धिमान्‌

Transliteration

so 'bhigamya kuruśreṣṭha namaskṛtya ca buddhimān

Translation

Der Weise trat zum Besten der Kurus, erwies ehrerbietigen Gruß und sprach—sein Verhalten in Demut und gebührendem Anstand vor einem verehrten Älteren, einem Vorbild des Dharma, gefasst.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), prior action

• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), prior action

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बुद्धिमान्: wise, intelligent
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuruśreṣṭha (honorific addressee; a foremost Kuru)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models dhārmic etiquette: one should approach a respected person with humility and offer due reverence before speaking, especially in matters of counsel and moral inquiry.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira (or the described wise speaker) goes to a revered Kuru figure, bows respectfully, and prepares to address him—signaling a formal, respectful opening to the ensuing dialogue.