Shloka 20

Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)

Devanagari script

भरतश्रेष्ठ] भीमसेन आदि पाण्डव भी राजाके चरण छूकर प्रणाम करनेके पश्चात्‌ उनकी आज्ञासे बैठ गये ।।

Transliteration

bhīmasenādayaḥ pāṇḍavā api rājñaḥ caraṇau spṛṣṭvā praṇamya ca tasya ājñayā niṣeduḥ | sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā śuśubhe ’tīva kauravaḥ | viśradbāhūḥ śriyaṃ dīptāṃ deveṣv iva bṛhaspatiḥ ||

Translation

Bhīmasena và các Pāṇḍava khác, sau khi chạm vào chân nhà vua và cúi lạy cung kính, liền ngồi xuống theo lệnh của ngài. Được họ vây quanh, vua Kuru Dhṛtarāṣṭra rạng ngời một vẻ uy nghi khác thường—hai cánh tay thả lỏng, hào quang sáng chói—tựa như Bṛhaspati giữa chư thiên.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-वृत (वृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुशुभे: shone, was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अतीव: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• कौरवः: the Kuru (scion of the Kurus)
• कौरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्रद्: radiant, shining
• विस्रद्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्रद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाहुः: arm
• बाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रियम्: splendour, glory
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दीप्ताम्: bright, blazing
• दीप्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (दीप् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• देवैः: by/with the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kaurava (Kuru king)
• Bṛhaspati
• Devas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as reverence and restraint: even after enmity and war, the Pāṇḍavas uphold proper conduct by honoring an elder king, showing that ethical order is maintained through humility and respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma and the other Pāṇḍavas bow to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by touching his feet and then sit with his permission. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, encircled by them, appears majestic—compared to Bṛhaspati shining among the gods.