Shloka 11
अध्याय ४६ — सभाप्रवेशः तथा सञ्जयस्य दूतवृत्तान्तः
Entry into the Royal Assembly and Sañjaya’s Envoy Report
Devanagari script
ते प्रविश्य महेष्वासा: सभा सर्वे महौजस:
Transliteration
te praviśya maheṣvāsāḥ sabhā sarve mahaujasāḥ
Translation
かくして、強弓の勇士たち—皆、剛健なる者ども—は सभा の広間へと入った。
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypeNoun/Pronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
प्रविश्यhaving entered
प्रविश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
महेष्वासाःgreat bowmen
महेष्वासाः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहेष्वास
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सभाम्the assembly hall
सभाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
महौजसःof great vigor/might
महौजसः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहौजस्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
sabhā (assembly hall/court)M
maheṣvāsāḥ (mighty archers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how power and martial capability enter the arena of counsel and decision-making; ethically, it suggests that when strength dominates the court, deliberation can become charged and the path toward conflict may harden unless guided by dharma and restraint.
Vaishampayana narrates that a group described as mighty archers and highly energetic warriors enters the royal assembly hall, signaling an important court scene where political and military stakes are intensifying.