Shloka 19

कर्णप्रवेशः—रङ्गे द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रस्तावः तथा अङ्गराज्याभिषेकः

Karna’s Entry, Duel Proposal, and Consecration as King of Aṅga

Devanagari script

तथैव शिरसा भूमावभिवाद्य प्रणम्प च । उपोपविविशु: सर्वे पौरा जानपदा अपि,इसी प्रकार नगर तथा जनपदके सब लोग भी धरतीपर माथा टेककर सबको अभिवादन और प्रणाम करके आसपास बैठ गये

Transliteration

tathaiva śirasā bhūmāv abhivādya praṇamya ca | upopaviviśuḥ sarve paurā jānapadā api ||

Translation

In the same manner, the townspeople and the folk from the surrounding countryside bowed with their heads to the ground. Having offered respectful salutations and obeisance, they all sat down nearby.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शिरसा: with (their) head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: feminine, locative, singular

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted/greeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb

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

• उपोपविविशुः: sat down near (them)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + उप + विश्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), third, plural, active

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पौराः: townsmen/citizens
• पौराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• जानपदाः: countryfolk/people of the districts
• जानपदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana (speaker)
• paurāḥ (townspeople)
• jānapadāḥ (countryfolk/subjects)
• bhūmi (earth/ground)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic conduct in public life: showing humility and due respect through formal salutations and prostration, and then taking one’s proper place—an ethic that sustains social harmony and acknowledges legitimate authority or venerable persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

After others have acted similarly, the citizens and people from the surrounding districts also bow with their heads to the ground, offer greetings and obeisance, and then sit down nearby, forming an attentive assembly around the central figures.