Shloka 14

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

सो5भिगम्य कुरुश्रेष्ठ नमस्कृत्य च बुद्धिमान्‌

Transliteration

so 'bhigamya kuruśreṣṭha namaskṛtya ca buddhimān

Translation

Bậc trí giả tiến đến gần vị tối thượng trong dòng Kuru, cúi mình đảnh lễ rồi mới cất lời—giữ trọn sự khiêm cung và lễ nghi đúng mực trước bậc trưởng thượng, tấm gương của dharma.

Word by Word

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

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), prior action

• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), prior action

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

• बुद्धिमान्: wise, intelligent
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuruśreṣṭha (honorific addressee; a foremost Kuru)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models dhārmic etiquette: one should approach a respected person with humility and offer due reverence before speaking, especially in matters of counsel and moral inquiry.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira (or the described wise speaker) goes to a revered Kuru figure, bows respectfully, and prepares to address him—signaling a formal, respectful opening to the ensuing dialogue.