Shloka 236

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य त॑ प्रत्युद्ययतुस्तदा । उस समय मन्त्रियोंसहित राजा युधिष्ठिर तथा यदुनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण धृतराष्ट्रको आगे करके उनकी अगवानीके लिये आगे बढ़ आये थे

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ puraskṛtya taṁ pratyudyayatus tadā |

Translation

അപ്പോൾ മന്ത്രിമാരോടുകൂടിയ രാജാവ് യുധിഷ്ഠിരനും യദുനന്ദനനായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനും, ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രനെ മുൻപിൽ നിർത്തി, അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സ്വീകരിക്കാൻ മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as the one put in front)
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस् + कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having placed in front / having honored

• तौ: those two (they two)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• प्रत्युद्ययतुः: they two went forth to meet / advanced to welcome
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + उद् + या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in public life: honoring elders and maintaining courteous protocol even after devastating events. Giving Dhṛtarāṣṭra precedence models restraint, respect, and the ethical discipline expected of a righteous king.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his ministers, and Kṛṣṇa go out to welcome someone, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra placed at the front as the honored elder. It depicts a formal reception and the restoration of orderly royal relations.