Shloka 13

Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat

Devanagari script

एवं दुर्मर्षितो राजा स मात्रा बश्रुवाहन: । मनश्षक्रे महातेजा युद्धाय भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ! माताके द्वारा इस प्रकार अमर्ष दिलाये जानेपर महातेजस्वी राजा बभ्रुवाहनने मन-ही-मन युद्ध करनेका निश्चय किया

Transliteration

evaṁ durmarṣito rājā sa mātrā babhruvāhanaḥ | manaś cakre mahātejā yuddhāya bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus stung beyond endurance by his mother’s provocation, the mighty king Babhruvāhana resolved within his heart to engage in battle, O bull among the Bharatas. The moment frames the ethical tension between filial influence and royal duty, as anger and honor are deliberately kindled to compel a decisive confrontation.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

दुर्मर्षितःmade impatient/angered

राजाthe king

सःhe

मात्राby (his) mother

बभ्रुवाहनःBabhruvahana

मनःin (his) mind

चक्रेmade/formed (resolved)

महातेजाःof great splendor

युद्धायfor battle

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Babhruvāhana

Babhruvāhana’s mother

Bharatarṣabha (addressed listener, traditionally Janamejaya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes