Shloka 16
Devanagari script
अथ सभ्या: सभामध्ये समुच्छितकरास्तदा । ऊचुरुद्धिग्नमनस: संवेगात् सर्व एव हि
Transliteration
atha sabhyāḥ sabhāmadhye samucchitakarās tadā | ūcur uddhignamanasaḥ saṁvegāt sarva eva hi ||
Translation
Then, in the midst of the royal assembly, the courtiers, raising their hands in agitation, spoke out—every one of them, their minds shaken and stirred by sudden alarm.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
सभ्याःthe assembly-members
सभ्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसभ्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सभामध्येin the midst of the assembly
सभामध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसभा-मध्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समुच्छितकराःwith hands raised
समुच्छितकराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुच्छित-कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
ऊचुःsaid/spoke
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
उद्विग्नमनसःwhose minds were agitated
उद्विग्नमनसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्विग्न-मनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संवेगात्from agitation/impulse
संवेगात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसंवेग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)स
सभ्या: (members of the assembly)स
सभा (assembly hall)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
When wrongdoing or danger becomes evident, moral awareness can arise collectively; ethical responsibility is not only personal but also social—an assembly’s silence or speech reflects its dharma.
In the assembly hall, the courtiers become alarmed and emotionally shaken; they raise their hands and begin speaking all at once, signaling a sudden escalation and public reaction to the unfolding crisis.