Mahabharata · 1.191.2–3
॥
Devanāgarī
कुन्तीम् आसाद्य ता नार्यो द्रुपदस्य महात्मनः ॥
नाम संकीर्तयन्त्यस् ताः पादौ जग्मुः स्वमूर्धभिः ॥
कृष्णा च क्षौमसंवीता कृतकौतुकमङ्गला ॥
कृताभिवादना श्वश्र्वास् तस्थौ प्रह्वा कृताञ्जलिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kuntīm āsādya tā nāryo drupadasya mahātmanaḥ ||
nāma saṃkīrtayantyas tāḥ pādau jagmuḥ svamūrdhabhiḥ ||
kṛṣṇā ca kṣaumasaṃvītā kṛtakautukamaṅgalā ||
kṛtābhivādanā śvaśrvās tasthau prahvā kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कुन्तीम् आसाद्य ताः नार्यः द्रुपदस्य महात्मनःkuntīm āsādya tāḥ nāryaḥ drupadasya mahātmanaḥapproaching Kunti, those wives of the great Drupada,
नाम संकीर्तयन्त्यः ताः पादौ जग्मुः स्वमूर्धभिःnāma saṃkīrtayantyaḥ tāḥ pādau jagmuḥ svamūrdhabhiḥannouncing their names, bowed their heads to her feet;
कृष्णा च क्षौमसंवीता कृतकौतुकमङ्गलाkṛṣṇā ca kṣaumasaṃvītā kṛtakautukamaṅgalāand Krishna, clad in silk, having completed the auspicious marriage rites,
कृताभिवादना श्वश्र्वाः तस्थौ प्रह्वा कृताञ्जलिःkṛtābhivādanā śvaśrvāḥ tasthau prahvā kṛtāñjaliḥhaving paid homage to her mother-in-law, stood bowed, with joined palms;
ताtāoriginal form "tā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नार्योnāryooriginal form "nāryo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संकीर्तयन्त्यस्saṃkīrtayantyasoriginal form "saṃkīrtayantyas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्वश्र्वास्śvaśrvāsoriginal form "śvaśrvās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Approaching Kunti, the wives of the great Drupada, announcing their names, bowed their heads to her feet; and Krishna, clad in silk, having completed the auspicious marriage rites, having paid homage to her mother-in-law, stood bowed, with joined palms."
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Here the new bride shows exemplary humility before her mother-in-law. It is significant that Draupadi, a princess and a goddess, bows with joined palms: high birth does not exempt one from reverence toward the elders of the household. True nobility is crowned by humility. Thus the scripture shows Draupadi's fine conduct, and her bow opens the way to Kunti's blessing.