Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सा तु कौतूहलात प्राप्तां ग्राहयामास भाविनी । ततो निवेदयामास सूतस्याधिरथस्य वै

Transliteration

sā tu kautūhalāt prāptāṃ grāhayāmāsa bhāvinī | tato nivedayāmāsa sūtasyādhirathasya vai ||

Translation

Von Neugier bewegt nahm die edle Frau das Herangetriebene an und ließ es in ihre Obhut bringen. Danach berichtete sie die Sache Adhiratha, dem Wagenlenker.

Word by Word

साshe

तुbut/indeed

कौतूहलात्out of curiosity

प्राप्ताम्arrived/come

ग्राहयामासcaused (her) to take/receive; made (her) accept

भाविनीthe noble lady

ततःthen/thereupon

निवेदयामासreported/informed

सूतस्यof the charioteer

अधिरथस्यof Adhiratha

वैindeed/verily

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaishampayana

bhāvinī (a noble lady)

Adhiratha

sūta (charioteer)

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?

The verse highlights a basic ethic of household life: receive a vulnerable or unexpected arrival with care, and then act responsibly by informing the rightful guardian/householder so that the situation is handled openly and properly.

What is happening in the narrative?

A noble woman, prompted by curiosity, accepts and arranges care for someone who has arrived; afterward she informs Adhiratha, the charioteer, indicating that the matter is being brought to the attention of the head of the household.