Shloka 10

Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)

Sanskrit

सोऽपि चक्रे बलोद्योगमलर्कं प्रति पार्थिवः ।

दूतञ्च प्रेषयामास राज्यं अस्मै प्रदीयताम् ॥

Transliteration

so 'pi cakre balodyogam alarkaṃ prati pārthivaḥ |

dūtaṃ ca preṣayām āsa rājyaṃ asmai pradīyatām ||

Translation

Aquel rey, por su parte, hizo preparativos de fuerza contra Alarka y envió un emisario (diciendo): «Que el reino le sea entregado a él».

Speakers

• Narratorial

Key Themes

• Diplomacy
• Threat of war
• Legitimacy of rule