SB 11.19.12
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
nivṛtte bhārate yuddhe
suhṛn-nidhana-vihvalaḥ
śrutvā dharmān bahūn paścān
mokṣa-dharmān apṛcchata
SYNONYMS
nivṛtte—when it ended; bhārate—of the descendants of Bhārata (the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas); yuddhe—the war; suhṛt—of his beloved well-wishers; nidhana—by the destruction; vihvalaḥ—overwhelmed; śrutvā—having heard; dharmān—religious principles; bahūn—many; paścāt—at last; mokṣa—concerning liberation; dharmān—religious principles; apṛcchata—asked about.
TRANSLATION
When the great Battle of Kurukṣetra had ended, King Yudhiṣṭhira was overwhelmed by the death of many beloved well-wishers, and thus, after listening to instructions about many religious principles, he finally inquired about the path of liberation.