Shloka 29

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

संजयस्तं तथा दृष्टवा प्रदक्षिणमथाकरोत्‌

Transliteration

sañjayas taṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā pradakṣiṇam athākarot

Translation

Nang makita niya siya sa gayong kalagayan, si Sañjaya ay magalang na umikot sa kanya, isinagawa ang pradakṣiṇa—ang paggalang na kumikilala sa espirituwal at moral na kapangyarihan.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (to the right)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अकरोत्: did/made/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: when encountering a revered person—especially one established in austerity or seniority—one responds with humility and honor. Pradakṣiṇā symbolizes placing oneself in a respectful orbit around virtue and authority rather than asserting ego.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Sañjaya, upon seeing the revered figure ‘as he was’ (tathā), performs pradakṣiṇā—circumambulation—as a formal act of respect, marking recognition of the person’s spiritual stature and the solemnity of the forest-āśrama setting.