Shloka 35

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य भीष्मद्रोणादयस्तत: । आसनेभ्यो5चलन्‌ सर्वे पूजयन्तो जनार्दनम्‌

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ puraskṛtya bhīṣma-droṇādayas tataḥ | āsanebhyo 'calan sarve pūjayanto janārdanam ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Đặt vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra ở phía trước, Bhīṣma, Droṇa và những người khác liền đứng dậy khỏi chỗ ngồi, bước ra nghênh đón và kính lễ Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Cảnh ấy nêu rõ phép tắc triều đình: dù xung đột đang kề cận, sự tôn kính đúng mực vẫn được dành cho vị khách đáng kính và bậc có uy quyền đạo lý.

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / having put forward
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् + कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• भीष्म: Bhishma
• भीष्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोण: Drona
• द्रोण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आदयः: and others
• आदयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• आसनेभ्यः: from (their) seats
• आसनेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• अचलन्: moved / rose and went forward
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूजयन्तः: honouring / worshipping
• पूजयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जनार्दनम्: Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a politically charged setting, dharma expresses itself through proper honor and restraint: elders and leaders uphold social and moral order by respectfully receiving a worthy guest and acknowledging spiritual-moral authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Kuru assembly, Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and others rise from their seats and advance to welcome and honor Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra placed at the forefront as the formal head of the court.