Shloka 7

Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)

Devanagari script

तान्यगृह्नात्‌ ततो राजन्‌ रुचिललितलोचना । तदा निमन्त्रकस्तस्या अड्ञेभ्य: क्षिप्रमागमत्‌,राजन! तब मनोहर नेत्रोंवाली रुचिने वे फूल ले लिये। इतनेमें ही अंगदेशसे उसका शीघ्र ही बुलावा आ गया

Transliteration

tāny agṛhṇāt tato rājan rucilalitalocanā | tadā nimantrakas tasyā aṅgebhyaḥ kṣipram āgamat, rājan |

Translation

રાજન! ત્યારે મનોહર નેત્રોવાળી રુચિએ તે પુષ્પો લઈ લીધાં. એટલામાં જ અઙ્ગદેશમાંથી તેને બોલાવવા આવેલ દૂત ઝડપથી આવી પહોંચ્યો.

Word by Word

तानिthose (things)

अगृह्णात्took, seized

ततःthen, thereafter

राजन्O king

रुचि-ललित-लोचनाshe whose eyes are charming with radiance

तदाthen, at that time

निमन्त्रकःthe summoner, messenger (who invites/calls)

तस्याःof her

अङ्गेभ्यःfrom the Aṅgas (from Aṅga country/people)

क्षिप्रम्quickly

आगमत्came, arrived

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

King (addressed as rājan; likely Yudhishthira in the Anushasana frame)

Ruci

Aṅga (country/kingdom)

flowers

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily advances the narrative rather than stating a direct moral maxim: it highlights how swiftly social arrangements and summons operate in royal contexts, where a woman’s actions (accepting a token like flowers) are immediately followed by formal calls through messengers—suggesting the structured, duty-bound nature of courtly life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ruci accepts the flowers, and at that very moment a messenger arrives quickly from the kingdom of Aṅga to summon her, indicating an imminent development—likely a formal invitation or decision connected to marriage or royal affairs.