Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गीर्भिमिड्रलयुक्ताभित्रद्वयिणानां महात्मनाम्‌ | अर्चितिरचनाहैं श्व स्तुवद्धिरभिनन्दिता:

Transliteration

gīrbhir indrālayuktābhir dvayīṇāṁ mahātmanām | arcitiracanāhaiḥ śva stuvaddhir abhinanditāḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャṃパーヤナは語った。大いなる魂をもつ彼らは、吉祥にして高雅な言葉で紡がれた見事な讃辞によって迎えられ、敬われた。集まった讃美者たちは、その賛同と崇敬を言葉にして示したのである。この場面は、徳と卓越を、真実でふさわしい言葉によって称えるという文化の規範を際立たせる。

Word by Word

गीर्भिःwith words/speeches

इन्द्रO Indra

युक्ताभिःendowed/connected (with)

त्रयाणाम्of the three

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled ones

अर्चितिःhonour/worship

रचनाभिःwith compositions/arrangements

श्वःtomorrow

स्तुवद्भिःby those praising

अभिनन्दिताwelcomed/approved

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic social ethic: noble persons are to be received with fitting, well-composed, truthful praise. Speech is treated as a moral act—honoring merit through appropriate words sustains social order and respect for virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a formal moment of reception: eminent figures (referred to as ‘the two great-souled ones’) are being welcomed and honored by people offering elevated eulogies, indicating public approval and reverence.