Shloka 32

ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्

Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief

Devanagari script

सो<ब्रवीन्मातरं धीमान्‌ वेपमानां कृताञज्जलि:

Transliteration

so 'bravīn mātaraṃ dhīmān vepamānāṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ

Translation

ହାତ ଯୋଡ଼ି, ଧୀମାନ୍ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କମ୍ପିତ ମାତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—ମାତୃଭକ୍ତିରେ ନମ୍ର ହୋଇ, ଶୋକ ଓ ଧର୍ମଭାର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସଂଯମ ଧାରଣ କରି।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise/intelligent
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेपमानाम्: trembling
• वेपमानाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेपमान
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृताञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• mother (Kuntī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in crisis and sorrow, dharma is upheld through humility and respect: Yudhiṣṭhira approaches his mother with folded hands, modeling ethical speech and filial reverence rather than anger or impulsiveness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, described as wise, speaks to his mother who is trembling; his joined palms indicate a respectful, supplicatory address, setting a tone of moral seriousness and emotional gravity at the start of the Śānti Parva discourse.