Shloka 16

Adhyāya 64 — Omens, Conch Signals, and Arjuna’s Assault on the Elephant Division

Devanagari script

यदम्बरीषो नृपति: करोत्यमितदक्षिण: । इत्येवमनुमोदन्ते प्रीता यस्य महर्षय:

Transliteration

yad ambarīṣo nṛpatiḥ karoty amitadakṣiṇaḥ | ityevam anumodante prītā yasya maharṣayaḥ ||

Translation

नारद ने कहा—अमित दक्षिणा देने वाले राजा अम्बरीष जो कुछ करते हैं, उनसे प्रसन्न महर्षि ‘ऐसा ही है’ कहकर उसका अनुमोदन करते हैं।

Word by Word

यत्which (deed/act)

अम्बरीषःAmbarisha

नृपतिःking

करोतिdoes, performs

अमितदक्षिणःof immeasurable gifts (very munificent)

इतिthus

एवम्in this manner

अनुमोदन्तेapprove, rejoice at, commend

प्रीताःpleased

यस्यof whom/whose

महर्षयःgreat sages

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Ambarīṣa

Maharṣis (great seers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s actions gain moral authority when grounded in dharma and generosity; the approval of wise seers signifies that such conduct is ethically sound and socially beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada cites King Ambarīṣa as an exemplar: whatever he undertakes—especially acts involving abundant giving—is warmly endorsed by the great sages, who are pleased with his character and conduct.