SanskritIASTMeaning
तथा एव तस्य अपि अनु रौहिणेयः तौ च अपि हृष्टाः कुरवः अभ्यनन्दन्tathā eva tasya api anu rauhiṇeyaḥ tau ca api hṛṣṭāḥ kuravaḥ abhyanandanlikewise the son of Rohini [fell at his feet] after him; and the delighted Kurus [Pandavas] greeted the two of them;
पितृष्वसुः च अपि यदुप्रवीरौ अगृह्णतां भारतमुख्य पादौpitṛṣvasuḥ ca api yadupravīrau agṛhṇatāṃ bhāratamukhya pādauand the two heroes of the Yadus took hold of the feet of their aunt [Kunti], O foremost of the Bharatas;
अजातशत्रुः च कुरुप्रवीरः पप्रच्छ कृष्णं कुशलं निवेद्यajātaśatruḥ ca kurupravīraḥ papraccha kṛṣṇaṃ kuśalaṃ nivedyaand Ajatashatru [Yudhishthira], the hero of the Kurus, having exchanged well-wishes, asked Krishna:
कथं वयं वासुदेव त्वया इह गूढाः वसन्तः विदिताः स्म सर्वेkathaṃ vayaṃ vāsudeva tvayā iha gūḍhāḥ vasantaḥ viditāḥ sma sarve"How, Vasudeva, have we all, living here in concealment, been recognized by you?"
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्याप्य्tasyāpyoriginal form "tasyāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रौहिणेयस्rauhiṇeyasoriginal form "rauhiṇeyas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुरवोkuravooriginal form "kuravo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभ्यनन्दन्'bhyanandanoriginal form "'bhyanandan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितृष्वसुश्pitṛṣvasuśoriginal form "pitṛṣvasuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यदुप्रवीराव्yadupravīrāvoriginal form "yadupravīrāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अजातशत्रुश्ajātaśatruśoriginal form "ajātaśatruś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वयेहtvayehaoriginal form "tvayeha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गूढाgūḍhāoriginal form "gūḍhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसन्तोvasantooriginal form "vasanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the mutual reverence of kin and devotees shows itself. It is significant that Krishna and Balarama take hold of aunt Kunti's feet: for all His greatness, the Lord honors His elders by kinship. Here it is shown that reverence for elders is annulled by neither rank nor divinity: Krishna Himself sets the example of humility before elders. Also significant is Yudhishthira's puzzlement: how were the hidden ones recognized? Thus the scripture reveals the harmony of mutual love and reverence; and the king's question opens the way to Krishna's answer.