Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ततो हृष्टो मत्स्यराज: क्षत्तारमिदमब्रवीत्‌ । प्रवेश्यतामुभौ तूर्ण दर्शनेप्सुरहं तयो:,इस समाचारसे प्रसन्न होकर मत्स्यरयाज अपने सेवकसे बोले--“मैं उन दोनोंसे मिलना चाहता हूँ; अतः उन्हें शीघ्र भीतर ले आओ”

Transliteration

tato hṛṣṭo matsyarājaḥ kṣattāram idam abravīt | praveśyatām ubhau tūrṇaṃ darśanepsur ahaṃ tayoḥ ||

Translation

Da sprach der König der Matsyas, erfreut über diese Nachricht, zu seinem Kämmerer: „Führe beide sogleich herein. Ich wünsche sie zu sehen.“

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• हृष्टः: delighted, pleased
• हृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मत्स्यराजः: the king of Matsya (Virata)
• मत्स्यराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्तारम्: the chamberlain/attendant
• क्षत्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this (speech/words)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रवेश्यताम्: let the two be brought in / have the two ushered in
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) / प्रवेशय् (णिच्-धातु)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 3rd person, Dual, Ātmanepada (passive/causative sense: 'let (them) be brought in')

• उभौ: both (of them)
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• तूर्णम्: quickly, at once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• दर्शनेप्सुः: desiring to see
• दर्शनेप्सुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शन-ईप्सु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तयोः: of those two / of them both
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Matsyarāja (Virāṭa)
• kṣattā (chamberlain/attendant)
• the two persons to be admitted (ubhau)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a ruler’s proper responsiveness: upon receiving favorable news, the king acts promptly yet through established courtly procedure, seeking direct audience rather than acting on hearsay—an ethic of timely action guided by protocol.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Matsya king Virāṭa, pleased by the report he has received, instructs his chamberlain to quickly bring in the two individuals so that he may see them personally.