Shloka 7

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

सदा हि गत्वा ते वीरा: पर्युपासन्त त॑ नृपम्‌ । पादाभिवादन कृत्वा धर्मराजमते स्थिता:

Transliteration

sadā hi gatvā te vīrāḥ paryupāsanta taṁ nṛpam | pādābhivādanaṁ kṛtvā dharmarājamate sthitāḥ ||

Translation

那些英雄每日都去拜见国王，侍奉在侧。向其足下俯首致敬后，便暂坐片刻以尽服侍之责，始终遵循法王尤提士提罗的训诫与命令——以此对年迈的国王持国罗刹陀罗显出克己守礼的敬奉。

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• वीराः: heroes
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पर्युपासन्त: they attended/served
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पादाभिवादनम्: salutation at the feet (foot-salutation)
• पादाभिवादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद-अभिवादन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• धर्मराजमते: in the counsel/command of Dharmaraja
• धर्मराजमते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज-मति
• Form: feminine, locative, singular

• स्थिताः: standing/remaining (abiding)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍava heroes
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct after conflict: disciplined humility, service, and reverence toward elders and former authority figures, carried out under righteous leadership (Yudhiṣṭhira’s guidance).

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍava heroes regularly go to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, bow at his feet, and sit in attendance for some time, acting in accordance with Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira’s direction.