Shloka 50

ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)

Devanagari script

तच्च वाक्यं तथा सर्वे तत्र तत्र विशाम्पते । श्रावयांचक्रिरे विप्रा दमयन्त्या यथेरितम्‌,महाराज! दमयन्तीने जैसा बताया था, उस वाक्यको सभी ब्राह्मण भिन्न-भिन्न स्थानोंमें जाकर लोगोंको सुनाया करते थे

Transliteration

tac ca vākyaṁ tathā sarve tatra tatra viśāṁpate | śrāvayāṁ cakrire viprā damayantyā yatheritam ||

Translation

民の主よ、ダマヤンティーの言いつけのとおり、婆羅門たちは諸所を巡り、彼方此方で彼女の言葉を人々に告げ知らせた。

Word by Word

तत्that

चand

वाक्यम्statement, message

तथाthus, in that manner

सर्वेall

तत्रthere

तत्रthere (in various places)

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people (O king)

श्रावयाम्they caused to be heard / they proclaimed

चक्रिरेthey did, they performed

विप्राःBrahmins

दमयन्त्याःof Damayantī

यथाas, according to how

ईरितम्uttered, stated

Speaker

युदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Damayantī

viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

viśāṁpati (the king addressed)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights responsible speech and social cooperation: a truthful, purposeful message—entrusted to reliable messengers (brāhmaṇas)—is disseminated for a righteous aim, supporting restoration of order and reunion through dharmic means rather than force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Damayantī has given specific instructions about a message to be announced. The brāhmaṇas follow her directions and travel to different places, publicly proclaiming her words so that the intended person(s) may hear and respond.