Shloka 47

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

समयोथ<यं कृतस्तेन साचिव्यमुपगच्छता । नोपघातत्त्वया कार्यो राजन्‌ मैत्रीमिहेच्छता

Transliteration

samayo 'tha ayaṁ kṛtas tena sācivyam upagacchatā | nopaghātas tvayā kāryo rājan maitrīm ihecchatā ||

Translation

Śārṭūla sprach: „Als er zu dir kam, um dir als Minister zu dienen, schloss er eine Vereinbarung. Darum, o König, da du hier Freundschaft suchst, darfst du nicht so handeln, dass du ihm schadest.“

Word by Word

समयःagreement, compact

अयम्this

कृतःmade, concluded

तेनby him/thereby

साचिव्यम्friendship; alliance; companionship

उपगच्छताby (one) approaching/entering into

नnot

उपघातःharm, injury

त्वयाby you

कार्यःto be done; should be done

राजन्O king

मैत्रीम्friendship

इहhere; in this matter

इच्छताby (one) desiring

Speaker

शार्टूल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śārṭūla

rājan (the king addressed)

a prospective/serving minister (implicit: the one who approached for sācivya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king who seeks friendship must honor prior agreements and avoid harming the person who entered service under that compact; political relationships are to be governed by fidelity to samaya (pledged terms) and non-injury.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śārṭūla reminds the king that when the other party came to take up ministerial service, a clear understanding was established; therefore the king should not undermine or injure him if he truly intends to maintain amity.