Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु विराट: पृथिवीपति: । आजगाम सभां कर्तु राजकार्याणि सर्वश:,पाण्डवोंके वहाँ बैठ जानेपर राजा विराट अपने समस्त राजकाज करनेके लिये सभामें आये

Transliteration

teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | ājagāma sabhāṃ kartuṃ rāja-kāryāṇi sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

When they had taken their seats there, King Virāṭa, lord of the land, came into the assembly hall to attend to all the affairs of state.

Word by Word

तेषुamong them / in them

तत्रthere

उपविष्टेषुwhen (they were) seated

विराटःVirāṭa

पृथिवीपतिःlord of the earth (king)

आजगामcame

सभाम्to the assembly hall

कर्तुम्to do / to carry out

राजकार्याणिroyal duties / affairs of state

सर्वशःentirely / in every respect

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Virāṭa

sabhā (royal assembly/court)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma: a ruler’s ethical obligation to conduct state affairs through orderly, public institutions (the sabhā), emphasizing responsibility, procedure, and governance for the common good.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the others have seated themselves in the court, King Virāṭa enters the assembly to carry out the full range of royal business, setting the stage for subsequent interactions in the courtly setting.