Shloka 3

Devanagari script

त॑ दृष्टवा परमप्रीता: पाण्डवा: सहकेशवा: । उपगम्योपसंगृहा विधिवत्‌ प्रत्यपूजयन्‌,उन्हें देखकर श्रीकृष्णसहित पाण्डव बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। उन्होंने निकट जाकर उनका चरणस्पर्श किया और विधिपूर्वक उनकी पूजा की

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā paramaprītāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sahakeśavāḥ | upagamya upasaṅgṛhya vidhivat pratyapūjayan |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing him, the Pāṇḍavas—together with Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)—were filled with great joy. Approaching him, they respectfully received him, touched his feet, and honored him in due ceremonial manner. The scene underscores the ethic of reverence and proper conduct (maryādā) even amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

तत्that (person/one)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

परमप्रीताःvery delighted

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

सहtogether with

केशवाःKeshavas (Krishna and/or those with Keshava)

उपगम्यhaving approached

उपसंगृह्यhaving respectfully received/embraced (lit. gathered near)

विधिवत्according to rule/ritually

प्रत्यपूजयन्they honored/worshipped (in return/respectfully)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a battlefield setting, dharma expresses itself through disciplined respect—approaching elders or honored persons properly, offering traditional courtesies, and maintaining moral order (maryādā) through correct conduct (vidhi).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by Kṛṣṇa, see an important person arrive; they become very pleased, go forward to meet him, touch his feet, and honor him with formal, rule-based hospitality.