Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.19.12

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.

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