Shloka 30

Devanagari script

निवेद्य नामधेये स्वे तस्य पादावगृह्नताम्‌ | गान्धार्याश्च पृथायाश्व धर्मराजस्य चैव हि

Transliteration

nivedya nāmadheye sve tasya pādāvagṛhṇatām | gāndhāryāś ca pṛthāyāś ca dharmarājasya caiva hi ||

Translation

เมื่อทูลแจ้งนามของตนแล้ว เขาทั้งสองก็ยึดพระบาทด้วยความเคารพเพื่อถวายบังคม—ทั้งพระบาทของคานธารี ของปฤถา (กุนตี) และของธรรมราช (ยุธิษฐิระ) ด้วย

Word by Word

• निवेद्य: having informed / after announcing
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• नामधेये: in/with (his) name
• नामधेये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामधेय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्वे: in his own
• स्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पादौ: the two feet
• पादौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• अवगृह्नताम्: let them grasp/hold (in reverence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ग्रह्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active

• गान्धार्याः: of Gāndhārī
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• पृथायाः: of Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथाः (पृथा)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

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

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gāndhārī
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: one should identify oneself truthfully and show due reverence—especially by saluting elders and rightful leaders—thereby restoring moral order and respectful relations even after turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

After stating their names, the persons described approach and pay respects by clasping the feet of the relevant elders/authorities—specifically Gāndhārī, Pṛthā (Kuntī), and Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)—marking a formal, reconciliatory act within the Ashvamedhika Parva context.