Shloka 3

Vāraṇāvata-praveśa and Jatugṛha-saṃdeha

Entry into Vāraṇāvata and Suspicion of the Lac-House

Devanagari script

राजन्‌ सम्प्राप्तविद्यास्ते कुमारा: कुरुसत्तम | ते दर्शयेयु: स्वां शिक्षां राजन्ननुमते तव

Transliteration

rājan samprāptavidyās te kumārāḥ kurusattama | te darśayeyuḥ svāṃ śikṣāṃ rājann anumate tava ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O König, du Bester der Kurus: Jene Prinzen haben ihr Wissen nun vollständig erworben. Mit deiner Erlaubnis, o König, wünschen sie, dir die Ausbildung und Zucht zu zeigen, die sie gemeistert haben.“

Word by Word

राजन्O king

सम्प्राप्तविद्याःhaving attained learning (fully trained)

तेthey

कुमाराःprinces/boys

कुरुसत्तमO best of the Kurus

तेthey

दर्शयेयुःshould show/demonstrate

स्वाम्their own

शिक्षाम्training/skill (what they have learned)

राजन्O king

अनुमतेwith (your) permission/approval

तवof you/your

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

King (rājan)

Kuru princes (kumārāḥ)

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?

Learning and skill are to be presented with humility and proper protocol: even accomplished students seek the elder-king’s consent before displaying their abilities, reflecting discipline (śikṣā) as both competence and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the royal youths have completed their studies and now request the king’s permission to demonstrate what they have learned—setting the stage for a public display of their training.