Shloka 366

Devanagari script

कृताञ्जलिमुपासीनं दीनं दीनतर: स्वयम्‌ | नारदजीने देखा, पर्वत दीनभावसे हाथ जोड़कर मेरे पास खड़ा है; फिर तो वे स्वयं भी अत्यन्त दीन होकर उनसे बोले--

Transliteration

kṛtāñjalim upāsīnaṃ dīnaṃ dīnataras svayam |

Translation

ສຣີກຣິດສະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຫັນລາວນັ່ງຢູ່ດ້ວຍມືພະນົມ ມີໃຈຖ່ອມຕົນ ແລະ ເສົ້າໝອງ; ແລ້ວຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເອງກໍຍິ່ງຖ່ອມຕົນລົງ ແລະ ໄດ້ກ່າວກັບລາວ»។

Word by Word

• कृताञ्जलिम्: with hands joined (one who has made añjali)
• कृताञ्जलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृताञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासीनम्: seated near; sitting in attendance
• उपासीनम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• दीनम्: wretched; humble; distressed
• दीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दीनतरः: more wretched; more humble
• दीनतरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीनतर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पर्वतः: Parvata (sage Parvata)
• पर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दीनभावेन: with a humble state/feeling
• दीनभावेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीनभाव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हस्तौ: two hands
• हस्तौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• मम: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• समीपे: near; in the vicinity
• समीपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठति: stands
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights humility as a dharmic virtue: even one who speaks with authority should approach others with reverence and self-effacement, especially in morally serious dialogue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa describes seeing a person seated or waiting with folded hands in a distressed, humble posture; moved by that, he himself becomes even more humble and then speaks—setting a respectful tone for what follows.