Shloka 56

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

कीर्तयन्त: स्वनामानि तस्य पादौ ववन्दिरे । वे यथायोग्य सबसे मिलकर राजा धृतराष्ट्रके पास गये। अपना-अपना नाम बताते हुए उनके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करने लगे

Transliteration

kīrtayantaḥ svanāmāni tasya pādau vavandire |

Translation

Reciting their own names, they bowed at his feet. In due order, they all went together to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and, identifying themselves, offered reverent salutations—an act that upholds courtly propriety, humility, and respect for elders even amid the aftermath of conflict.

Word by Word

• कीर्तयन्तः: uttering/reciting (their names)
• कीर्तयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तयत् (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपद-प्रयोगार्थ (कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्वनामानि: their own names
• स्वनामानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वनामन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पादौ: feet
• पादौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• ववन्दिरे: they bowed down / paid obeisance
• ववन्दिरे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन्द्
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्ण भूत/परफेक्ट), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra