Shloka 36

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

पूर्व चाभिगतं तत्र सो5पश्यदृषिसत्तमम्‌ | पादौ प्रपीड्य कृष्णस्य राज्ञश्नापि जनार्दन:

Transliteration

pūrvaṃ cābhigataṃ tatra so 'paśyad ṛṣisattamam | pādau prapīḍya kṛṣṇasya rājñaś cāpi janārdanaḥ ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น พระองค์ทอดพระเนตรเห็นฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐยิ่ง ซึ่งเคยพบกันมาก่อน แล้วพระชนารทนะ—พระกฤษณะ—ทรงกดพระบาทของบุรุษผู้เป็นราชนั้นเพื่อแสดงความเคารพ ยกย่องตามครรลองแห่งธรรม

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

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

• अभिगतम्: approached, reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), neuter nominative/accusative singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine nominative singular

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• ऋषि-सत्तमम्: the best of sages
• ऋषि-सत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine accusative singular

• पादौ: the two feet
• पादौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine accusative dual

• प्रपीड्य: having pressed, having clasped
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पीड्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine genitive singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine genitive singular

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

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Avyaya

• जनार्दनः: Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine nominative singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana)
• ṛṣi-sattama (foremost sage)
• rājā (king/royal personage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through humility and service: even Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) demonstrates reverence by personally attending to a respected figure, modeling the ethical ideal of honoring sages and elders.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that a foremost sage, known from an earlier meeting, is seen there; Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) then performs an act of respectful service by pressing the feet of a royal personage, signaling honor and proper conduct in that setting.