Shloka 29

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

संजयस्तं तथा दृष्टवा प्रदक्षिणमथाकरोत्‌

Transliteration

sañjayas taṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā pradakṣiṇam athākarot

Translation

Seeing him in that condition, Sañjaya reverently circumambulated him, performing the rite of respect that acknowledges spiritual and moral authority.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (to the right)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अकरोत्: did/made/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya