Shloka 26

कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court

Devanagari script

तेडभिगम्य महात्मानं हृषीकेशमरिंदमम्‌ | पूजां चक्कुर्यथान्यायमाशीर्मज्जलसंयुताम्‌

Transliteration

teḍabhigamya mahātmānaṃ hṛṣīkeśam ariṃdamam | pūjāṃ cakkur yathānyāyam āśīr majjala-saṃyutām ||

Translation

Họ đến gần Hṛṣīkeśa, bậc đại hùng tâm, kẻ khuất phục quân thù, và dâng lễ cúng kính đúng theo nghi thức, kèm lời chúc phúc cùng nghi lễ dâng nước cung kính.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हृषीकेशम्: Hrishikesha (Krishna)
• हृषीकेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदमम्: crusher of foes
• अरिंदमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजाम्: worship, honor
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• चक्रुः: they performed/did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety, injustice
• अन्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आशीः: a blessing
• आशीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीस्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मज्जलसंयुताम्: accompanied with water for washing (hand/feet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मज्जलसंयुता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political tension, dharma is upheld through proper conduct: honoring a worthy guest with prescribed respect, blessings, and water symbolizes self-restraint, civility, and recognition of moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group approaches Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and receives him formally, performing customary worship and respectful hospitality rites, including benedictions and the offering of water.