Shloka 14

Chapter 5: Dāruka’s Mission, Balarāma’s Yogic Departure, and Kṛṣṇa’s Niṣkramaṇa

Devanagari script

ततस्तं काउ्चने पीठे समुत्थाप्योपवेश्य च । अनब्रुवन्त्यो महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे,तदनन्तर अर्जुनको उठाकर उन्होंने सोनेकी चौकीपर बिठाया और उन महात्माको घेरकर बिना कुछ बोले उनके पास बैठ गयीं

Transliteration

tatas taṃ kāñcane pīṭhe samutthāpyopaveśya ca | anabruvantyo mahātmānaṃ parivāryopatastire ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଉଠାଇ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପୀଠରେ ବସାଇଲେ। ସେଇ ମହାତ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ଘେରି ଏକ ଶବ୍ଦ ନ କହି, ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା‑ସଂଯମ‑ଶୋକକୁ ମୌନରେ ଧାରି, ସମୀପରେ ରହି ସେବା କଲେ।

Word by Word

ततःthen/from there

तम्him

काञ्चनेon the golden

पीठेseat/bench

समुत्थाप्यhaving raised (him) up

उपवेश्यhaving seated (him)

चand

अनब्रुवन्त्यःnot speaking

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

परिवार्यhaving surrounded

उपतस्थिरेthey attended/stood by

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

golden stool (kāñcana-pīṭha)

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 dignified restraint (saṃyama) and respectful service: in moments of sorrow or crisis, silence and attentive presence can be a form of dharmic conduct, honoring the suffering person without adding agitation through words.

What is happening in the narrative?

After an event that leaves Arjuna in a condition needing support, the women (implied by the feminine plural) lift him, seat him on a golden stool, and gather around him. They do not speak; instead, they remain near him in quiet attendance.