Shloka 526

Karṇa’s advance against the Pāṇḍava host; Arjuna’s clash with the Saṃśaptakas (कर्णस्य पाण्डवसेनाप्रवेशः—अर्जुनस्य संशप्तकसंप्रहारः)

Devanagari script

देवा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव शिरोभिर्धरणीं गता: । उन सर्वभूतमय अजन्मा जगदीश्वरको देखकर सम्पूर्ण देवताओं तथा ब्रह्मर्षियोंने धरतीपर मस्तक टेक दिये

Transliteration

devā brahmarṣayaś caiva śirobhir dharaṇīṁ gatāḥ |

Translation

దుర్యోధనుడు అన్నాడు— దేవతలూ బ్రహ్మర్షులూ కూడా శిరస్సులతో భూమిని తాకి నమస్కరిస్తున్నారు.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मर्षयः: the Brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

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

• शिरोभिः: with (their) heads
• शिरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• धरणीम्: the earth/ground
• धरणीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: having gone (i.e., bowed down/reached)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Devas (gods)
• Brahmarishis
• Earth (Dharani)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True greatness—especially divine greatness—elicits humility. Even exalted beings like gods and Brahmarṣis are portrayed as bowing down, emphasizing reverence, surrender, and the ethical ideal of recognizing a higher order beyond one’s own power.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Duryodhana’s speech, he describes a scene (or an idea) of universal veneration: gods and great seers lower their heads to the earth. The statement functions as praise of an overwhelmingly supreme presence, highlighting how all ranks of beings respond with obeisance.