Shloka 13

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य भवनं राजा देवराजगृहोपमम्‌ । श्रद्धाविजयसंयुक्त रथात्‌ पश्चादवातरत्‌

Transliteration

praviśya bhavanaṃ rājā devarājagṛhopamam | śraddhāvijayasaṃyukta rathāt paścād avātarat ||

Translation

वैशम्पायन बोले—देवराज के गृह के समान उस राजभवन में प्रवेश करके, श्रद्धा और विजय-भाव से युक्त राजा ने तत्पश्चात् रथ से अवतरण किया।

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• भवनम्: the palace/house
• भवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवराजगृहोपमम्: like the house/palace of the king of gods (Indra)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवराज-गृह-उपम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रद्धाविजयसंयुक्तः: endowed with faith and victory
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा-विजय-संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards/behind
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• अवातरत्: descended/alighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (rājā)
• Indra (Devarāja)
• palace (bhavana)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of a ruler whose outward authority is grounded in inner qualities—śraddhā (steadfast conviction) and vijaya (the confidence of success). Ethical kingship is portrayed as disciplined action within grandeur, not mere indulgence in it.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a king entering a magnificent palace likened to Indra’s abode and then dismounting from his chariot. It is a transitional moment marking arrival at a royal residence and the king’s composed, purposeful demeanor.