Shloka 54

Devanagari script

स्वस्रीये वासुदेवस्य मम पुत्रेडक्षिपन्‌ शरान्‌ उन क्रूरकर्मा महान्‌ धनुर्धरोंने श्रीकृष्णके भानजे और मेरे बालक पुत्रपर मर्मभेदी बाणोंका प्रहार कैसे किया? ।। ५३ ह ।। यो मां नित्यमदीनात्मा प्रत्युद्गम्याभिनन्दति

Transliteration

yo māṁ nityam adīnātmā pratyudgamya abhinandati

Translation

Sañjaya said: “He who, with an unbroken and unhumiliated spirit, always comes forward to meet me and greets me with respect…”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• अदीनात्मा: one whose spirit is not dejected (undaunted)
• अदीनात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदीनात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युद्गम्य: having come forward to meet
• प्रत्युद्गम्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उद्-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in gerund)

• अभिनन्दति: greets / welcomes
• अभिनन्दति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights an ethical ideal of steadfastness and respectful conduct: a person of undepressed spirit who consistently comes forward to honor and welcome another, suggesting loyalty, self-control, and proper social duty even amid crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya begins a description (or characterization) of someone’s behavior toward him—someone who regularly approaches to greet him—serving as a narrative setup for evaluating character and relationships within the tense wartime context of the Droṇa Parva.