Shloka 7

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

सदा हि गत्वा ते वीरा: पर्युपासन्त त॑ नृपम्‌ । पादाभिवादन कृत्वा धर्मराजमते स्थिता:,वीर पाण्डव प्रतिदिन राजा धुृतराष्ट्रके पास जा उनके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके कुछ कालतक उनकी सेवामें बैठे रहते थे और सदा धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहते थे

Transliteration

sadā hi gatvā te vīrāḥ paryupāsanta taṁ nṛpam | pādābhivādanaṁ kṛtvā dharmarājamate sthitāḥ ||

Translation

ସେହି ବୀର ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ରାଜା ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଯାଇ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପରିଚର୍ଯ୍ୟା କରୁଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ପାଦରେ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି କିଛି ସମୟ ସେବାରେ ବସୁଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ସଦା ଧର୍ମରାଜ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞା-ମତକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରୁଥିଲେ—ଏଭଳି ଭାବେ ବୃଦ୍ଧ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଶିଷ୍ଟ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରୁଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

सदाalways

हिindeed/for

गत्वाhaving gone

तेthey/those

वीराःheroes

पर्युपासन्तthey attended/served

तम्him

नृपम्the king

पादाभिवादनम्salutation at the feet (foot-salutation)

कृत्वाhaving done

धर्मराजमतेin the counsel/command of Dharmaraja

स्थिताःstanding/remaining (abiding)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍava heroes

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct after conflict: disciplined humility, service, and reverence toward elders and former authority figures, carried out under righteous leadership (Yudhiṣṭhira’s guidance).

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍava heroes regularly go to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, bow at his feet, and sit in attendance for some time, acting in accordance with Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira’s direction.