Shloka 8

Vāraṇāvata-praveśa and Jatugṛha-saṃdeha

Entry into Vāraṇāvata and Suspicion of the Lac-House

Devanagari script

ततो राजानमामन्त्र्य निर्गतो विदुरो बहिः | भारद्वाजो महाप्राज्ञो मापयामास मेदिनीम्‌,तदनन्तर राजाकी आज्ञा लेकर विदुरजी (आचार्य द्रोणके साथ) बाहर निकले। महाबुद्धिमान्‌ भरद्वाजनन्दन द्रोणने रंगमण्डपके लिये एक भूमि पसंद की और उसका माप करवाया

Transliteration

tato rājānam āmantrya nirgato viduro bahiḥ | bhāradvājo mahāprājño māpayāmāsa medinīm |

Translation

তারপর বিদুর রাজাকে প্রণাম করে অনুমতি নিয়ে বাইরে গেলেন। এরপর মহাবুদ্ধিমান ভরদ্বাজ-নন্দন দ্রোণ রঙ্গমণ্ডপের জন্য উপযুক্ত ভূমিখণ্ড বেছে নিয়ে তার মাপজোক করালেন।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

राजानम्the king

आमन्त्र्यhaving addressed / having taken leave (by speaking)

निर्गतःgone out, departed

विदुरःVidura

बहिःoutside

भारद्वाजःBhāradvāja (son of Bharadvāja; i.e., Droṇa)

महाप्राज्ञःvery wise, highly intelligent

मापयामासcaused to be measured / had measured

मेदिनीम्the ground/earth (land)

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vidura

Droṇa (Bhāradvāja)

Bharadvāja

land/ground (medinī)

arena/raṅgamaṇḍapa (implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Responsible governance depends on orderly procedure and wise counsel: Vidura acts with propriety by taking leave, while Droṇa’s careful planning shows that public events shaping reputation and succession should be arranged with foresight, since they can intensify competition and ethical stakes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura departs after receiving the king’s permission. Droṇa, described as the wise son of Bharadvāja, chooses an appropriate site and has it measured to prepare an arena (raṅgamaṇḍapa) for a public display connected with the princes’ training.