Shloka 7

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

प्रतिबुद्ध: सुखं सुप्तो महाहें शयनोत्तमे । उत्थायावश्यकार्यार्थ ययौ स्नानगृहं नृूप:,बहुमूल्य एवं उत्तम शय्यापर सुखपूर्वक सोकर जगे हुए राजा युधिष्ठिर वहाँसे उठकर आवश्यक कार्यके लिये स्नान करने गये

Transliteration

pratibuddhaḥ sukhaṃ supto mahārhe śayanottame | utthāyāvaśyakāryārthaṃ yayau snānagṛhaṃ nṛpaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Réveillé après avoir dormi à l’aise sur une couche excellente et précieuse, le roi se leva et, pour accomplir les devoirs nécessaires, se rendit à la salle des bains.

Word by Word

प्रतिबुद्धःawakened

सुखम्comfortably, pleasantly

सुप्तःhaving slept

महाहेO!/indeed (uncertain; likely textual corruption)

शयनोत्तमेon the best bed

उत्थायhaving risen

अवश्यकnecessary

कार्यार्थम्for the purpose of (his) task

ययौwent

स्नानगृहम्to the bath-house

नृपःthe king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

the king (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied by context)

excellent bed (śayanottama)

bath-house (snānagṛha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in extraordinary circumstances, one should maintain discipline and attend to obligatory duties; comfort and status are not grounds for negligence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that the king, after a restful sleep on a fine bed, wakes up, rises, and goes to the bathing chamber to perform necessary morning tasks.