Shloka 29
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
ददृशाते स्त्रिय: सर्वा गान्धारीपरिचारिका: । फिर क्रमश: दुर्जय वीर भीमसेन
dadṛśāte striyaḥ sarvā gāndhārī-paricārikāḥ | tataḥ sametya rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭram arindamau bhīmasya ca mahātmānau tathā pādāv agṛhṇatām ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：那两位英雄看见了侍奉甘达丽的一切妇女。随后，他们走近持国王——这两位制敌者恭敬地执其足而礼；同样也在大魂毗摩足下致敬。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after devastating conflict, dharma requires humility and proper respect toward elders and the custodians of the family line; reverential gestures like touching the feet symbolize restraint, reconciliation, and acknowledgement of moral order.
Two prominent figures (spoken of in the dual) meet the women attending Gāndhārī, then approach King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and respectfully touch his feet; they also pay the same reverence to Bhīma, marking a formal, etiquette-bound encounter in the aftermath of the war.