Shloka 26

कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court

Devanagari script

तेडभिगम्य महात्मानं हृषीकेशमरिंदमम्‌ | पूजां चक्कुर्यथान्यायमाशीर्मज्जलसंयुताम्‌

Transliteration

teḍabhigamya mahātmānaṃ hṛṣīkeśam ariṃdamam | pūjāṃ cakkur yathānyāyam āśīr majjala-saṃyutām ||

Translation

Approaching the great-souled Hṛṣīkeśa, the subduer of foes, they offered him due worship according to proper custom, accompanied by blessings and the respectful offering of water.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हृषीकेशम्: Hrishikesha (Krishna)
• हृषीकेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदमम्: crusher of foes
• अरिंदमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजाम्: worship, honor
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• चक्रुः: they performed/did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety, injustice
• अन्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आशीः: a blessing
• आशीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीस्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मज्जलसंयुताम्: accompanied with water for washing (hand/feet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मज्जलसंयुता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political tension, dharma is upheld through proper conduct: honoring a worthy guest with prescribed respect, blessings, and water symbolizes self-restraint, civility, and recognition of moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group approaches Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and receives him formally, performing customary worship and respectful hospitality rites, including benedictions and the offering of water.