Shloka 13
त्रसदस्युस्तु तान् दृष्टवा प्रत्यगृह्नाद् यथाविधि । अभिगम्य महाराज विषयान्ते महामना:,महाराज! भूपालोंमें श्रेष्ठ इक्ष्वाकुवंशी महामना त्रसदस्युने उन्हें आते देख राज्यकी सीमापर पहुँचकर विधिपूर्वक उन सबका स्वागत-सत्कार किया और उन सबसे अपने यहाँ पधारनेका प्रयोजन पूछा
trasadasyus tu tān dṛṣṭvā pratyagṛhṇād yathāvidhi | abhigamya mahārāja viṣayānte mahāmanāḥ ||
Seeing them approach, King Trasadasyu, great-souled, went out to the border of his realm and received them with due rites of hospitality. Having honoured them respectfully, he asked the purpose of their visit.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should uphold rajadharma by receiving visitors according to prescribed etiquette (yathāvidhi), showing honor and restraint, and then prudently asking their purpose—balancing hospitality with responsibility for the realm.
Trasadasyu sees a group arriving, goes to the frontier of his kingdom to meet them, welcomes them formally, and asks why they have come.