Shloka 21

Gaṅgādvāra-tīrtha, Ulūpī-saṃvāda, and Arjuna’s Dharma-Deliberation (गङ्गाद्वार-तीर्थम्, उलूपी-संवादः)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते धृतराष्ट्रस्य भीष्मस्य च महात्मन: । अन्येषां च तदर्हाणां चक्कर: पादाभिवन्दनम्‌,इतनेमें ही पाण्डवोंने धृतराष्ट्र, महात्मा भीष्म तथा अन्य वन्दनीय पुरुषोंके पास जाकर उन सबके चरणोंमें प्रणाम किया

Transliteration

tatas te dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhīṣmasya ca mahātmanaḥ | anyeṣāṃ ca tad-arhāṇāṃ cakruḥ pādābhivandanam ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเหล่าปาณฑพได้เข้าไปหา ธฤตราษฏระ มหาตมะภีษมะ และบรรดาผู้อาวุโสผู้ควรเคารพอื่น ๆ แล้วถวายบังคมด้วยการน้อมลงกราบที่พระบาท

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb)

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhīṣma
• भीष्मस्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• तदर्हाणाम्: of those worthy of that (honour)
• तदर्हाणाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तदर्ह
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• पादाभिवन्दनम्: salutation at the feet (foot-salutation)
• पादाभिवन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादाभिवन्दन
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Pāṇḍavas
• other venerable elders (tad-arhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as reverence toward elders and rightful authorities. Even when relationships are strained, proper conduct—humility and respectful salutation—maintains social and moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas go to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Bhīṣma, and other respected seniors and formally bow at their feet, offering traditional obeisance.