Shloka 15
कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्
Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation
Devanagari script
ततो राजानमासाद्य धृतराष्ट्रं यशस्विनम् । स भीष्म पूजयामास वार्ष्णेयो वाग्भिरञ्जसा,तब वृष्णिनन्दन श्रीकृष्णने यशस्वी राजा धृतराष्ट्रसे मिलकर अपने उत्तम वचनोंद्वारा भीष्मजीका आदर किया
Transliteration
tato rājānam āsādya dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ yaśasvinam | sa bhīṣmaṃ pūjayāmāsa vārṣṇeyo vāgbhir añjasā ||
Translation
Then, having approached the illustrious king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Vārṣṇeya (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) honored Bhīṣma straightforwardly with fitting and noble words. The scene underscores a deliberate ethic of respectful speech and reverence toward elders even amid the mounting tensions of war.
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereafter')
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आसाद्यhaving approached/met
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ√सद्
Formabsolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable
धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
यशस्विनम्glorious/famed
यशस्विनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भीष्मम्Bhīṣma
भीष्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
पूजयामासhonored/worshipped
पूजयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
Formperfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
वार्ष्णेयःthe Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa, descendant of Vṛṣṇi)
वार्ष्णेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवार्ष्णेय
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वाग्भिःwith words/speech
वाग्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
Formfeminine, instrumental, plural
अञ्जसाstraightforwardly/readily/properly
अञ्जसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअञ्जसा
Formindeclinable (adverb)
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraB
BhīṣmaV
Vārṣṇeya (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes