Shloka 15

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तथैव ते समासाद्य पप्रच्छुस्तमनामयम्‌ | प्रत्यभ्यर्च्य हली सर्वान्‌ क्षत्रियांश्व॒ महात्मन:

Transliteration

tathaiva te samāsādya papracchus tam anāmayam | pratyabhyarcya halī sarvān kṣatriyāṁś ca mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

ସେହିପରି ସେମାନେ ସେଇ ନିର୍ଦୋଷ ମହାପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ ତାଙ୍କର କୁଶଳ ପଚାରିଲେ। ହଲୀ (ବଳରାମ)ଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ସତ୍କାର କରି, ସେଇ ମହାତ୍ମାମାନେ ସେଠାରେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समासाद्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्रच्छ्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनामयम्: free from illness/healthy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनामय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यभ्यर्च्य: having duly honored/greeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-अभि-√अर्च्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• हली: the plough-bearer (Balarama)
• हली: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रियान्: kshatriyas/warriors
• क्षत्रियान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महात्मनः: great-souled (ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Hali (Balarāma)
• kṣatriyas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a war setting, dharma is reflected through proper conduct—approaching elders or revered figures respectfully, offering due honor, and engaging in inquiry with decorum rather than arrogance.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group approaches a respected, blameless person and questions him; they first (or also) honor Hali (Balarāma) and extend respectful greetings to the assembled kṣatriyas, marking a formal and ethically appropriate interaction.