Shloka 26
ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
Devanagari script
ततस्ते पार्थिवा: सर्वे शिरसा जननीं तदा
Transliteration
tataste pārthivāḥ sarve śirasā jananīṃ tadā
Translation
Then all those kings, bowing their heads, paid reverent homage to their mother at that moment.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
पार्थिवाःkings, rulers
पार्थिवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
शिरसाwith (their) head; by bowing the head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, instrumental, singular
जननीम्mother
जननीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजननी
FormFeminine, accusative, singular
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb)
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
pārthivāḥ (kings)J
jananī (mother)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
The verse highlights dharma expressed as reverence: even powerful rulers uphold ethical order by honoring the mother through a humble bow, showing that authority is tempered by gratitude and respect.
In Nārada’s narration, a group of kings collectively bow their heads to their mother, marking a formal moment of respect and submission within the unfolding royal-family context.