Shloka 403

Devanagari script

कृताञ्जलिपुटा हृष्टा नम इत्येव वादिन: । “तदनन्तर वहाँके निवासी पुरुष बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ दोनों हाथ जोड़े “नमो नमः: कहते हुए एक ही साथ तीव्र गतिसे उस तेजकी ओर दौड़े

Transliteration

kṛtāñjalipuṭā hṛṣṭā nama ityeva vādinaḥ |

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Затем жители того места, исполненные радости, сложили ладони в почтительном жесте и твердили лишь “намах” (“поклонение”). Единым порывом они стремительно устремились к тому сияющему блеску — как образ самопроизвольной преданности и общей смиренности перед силой, воспринимаемой как божественная и благоприятная».

Word by Word

कृताञ्जलिपुटाःwith hands joined (in reverence)

हृष्टाःdelighted, joyful

नमःsalutation, homage

इतिthus (quotative)

एवindeed, just

वादिनःspeakers, those saying

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

local inhabitants (nivāsinaḥ, implied by Hindi gloss)

that radiance/splendor (tejas, implied by Hindi gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 the ethical posture of humility and reverence: when confronted with perceived sacred brilliance or higher power, people respond not with pride or fear but with joyful submission, expressed through añjali (folded hands) and repeated salutations.

What is happening in the narrative?

The residents, delighted, fold their hands and repeatedly say “namaḥ,” then collectively rush with great speed toward a radiant presence (tejas), suggesting a sudden communal movement toward an auspicious or divine manifestation.