इति निश्चित्य मनसा भद्रायुर्नृपसत्तमः । पतित्वा पादयोस्त्वस्य बभाषे परिसांत्वयन्
iti niścitya manasā bhadrāyurnṛpasattamaḥ | patitvā pādayostvasya babhāṣe parisāṃtvayan
So im Herzen entschlossen, fiel Bhadrāyu, der Beste der Könige, zu seinen Füßen nieder und sprach, ihn tröstend.
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Scene: Bhadrāyu bows at the brāhmaṇa’s feet; the brāhmaṇa stands or sits in austere calm; attendants watch quietly; gesture of consolation begins.
True nobility expresses itself through humility and service, especially toward the afflicted and the worthy.
No tīrtha reference appears in this verse.
None; the act is ethical—parisāntvana (consolation) and respectful conduct.