Mahabharata · 1.199.21–22
॥
Devanāgarī
ततस् ते धृतराष्ट्रस्य भीष्मस्य च महात्मनः ॥
अन्येषां च तदर्हाणां चक्रुः पादाभिवन्दनम् ॥
कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं सर्वेण नगरेण ते ॥
समाविशन्त वेश्मानि धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tatas te dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhīṣmasya ca mahātmanaḥ ||
anyeṣāṃ ca tadarhāṇāṃ cakruḥ pādābhivandanam ||
kṛtvā tu kuśalapraśnaṃ sarveṇa nagareṇa te ||
samāviśanta veśmāni dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः ते धृतराष्ट्रस्य भीष्मस्य च महात्मनःtataḥ te dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhīṣmasya ca mahātmanaḥthen they, to Dhritarashtra and to the great Bhishma,
अन्येषां च तदर्हाणां चक्रुः पादाभिवन्दनम्anyeṣāṃ ca tadarhāṇāṃ cakruḥ pādābhivandanamand to others deserving of it, paid homage at their feet;
कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं सर्वेण नगरेण तेkṛtvā tu kuśalapraśnaṃ sarveṇa nagareṇa teand having exchanged greetings of well-being with the whole city, they
समाविशन्त वेश्मानि धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्samāviśanta veśmāni dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanātentered the dwellings appointed for them by Dhritarashtra's command;
ततस्tatasoriginal form "tatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then they paid homage at the feet of Dhritarashtra and the great Bhishma, and of others deserving it; and having exchanged greetings of well-being with the whole city, they entered the dwellings appointed for them by Dhritarashtra's command."
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Here the exalted heroes honor their elders before all else. It is telling that the Pandavas, no sooner returned, bow at the feet of Dhritarashtra and Bhishma: neither glory nor triumph diminishes their reverence. Here is seen the truth that true greatness is ever humble before its elders. Thus the text reveals the Pandavas' good conduct; and reverence for elders crowns their homecoming.