Shloka 236

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य त॑ प्रत्युद्ययतुस्तदा । उस समय मन्त्रियोंसहित राजा युधिष्ठिर तथा यदुनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण धृतराष्ट्रको आगे करके उनकी अगवानीके लिये आगे बढ़ आये थे

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ puraskṛtya taṁ pratyudyayatus tadā |

Translation

Da gingen Yudhiṣṭhira mit seinen Ministern und Kṛṣṇa, die Freude der Yadus, ihm entgegen, wobei sie Dhṛtarāṣṭra an die Spitze stellten. Die Szene betont königliche Schicklichkeit und dharmische Höflichkeit: selbst nach dem Konflikt werden die Ältesten geehrt, und der formelle Empfang erfolgt mit Maß und Respekt.

Word by Word

धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as the one put in front)

पुरस्कृत्यhaving placed in front

तौthose two (they two)

प्रत्युद्ययतुःthey two went forth to meet / advanced to welcome

तदाthen

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kṛṣṇa

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 dharmic conduct in public life: honoring elders and maintaining courteous protocol even after devastating events. Giving Dhṛtarāṣṭra precedence models restraint, respect, and the ethical discipline expected of a righteous king.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his ministers, and Kṛṣṇa go out to welcome someone, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra placed at the front as the honored elder. It depicts a formal reception and the restoration of orderly royal relations.