Shloka 10

Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya

Sanskrit

विनोदैर्विविधैस्तत्र तस्थतुः प्रीतिसंयुतौ ।

सर्वे च ते नृपसुतास्ते च ब्रह्मविशां सुताः ॥

Transliteration

vinodair vividhais tatra tasthatuḥ prītisaṃyutau | sarve ca te nṛpasutās te ca brahmaviśāṃ sutāḥ ||

Translation

Dort blieben die beiden, durch Zuneigung verbunden, inmitten mannigfacher Vergnügungen; und all jene Prinzen sowie die Söhne von Brahmanen und Vaiśyas waren in dieser Gemeinschaft beisammen.

Speakers

• Narrator

Key Themes

• Fellowship
• Harmony among youths
• Narrative consolidation before next action