अपमानमनादृत्य तस्माद्गच्छ नृपालयम् । ममाज्ञापि न लंघ्या त एष धर्मः सनातनः
apamānamanādṛtya tasmādgaccha nṛpālayam | mamājñāpi na laṃghyā ta eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
«Ainsi, sans tenir compte de l’affront, rends-toi au palais du roi. Mon ordre non plus ne doit pas être transgressé : telle est la Loi éternelle (dharma).»
Śākalya
Listener: An instructed agent/disciple
Scene: A teacher/elder commands a disciple to proceed to the palace despite insult; the disciple bows, steadies himself, and turns toward the palace gates.
Personal affront should be set aside when duty and rightful instruction require action.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is an injunction about conduct—obeying command and fulfilling duty.