Shloka 23

Devanagari script

आनृशंस्यमनुक्रोशं संविभागस्तथैव च । यस्मिन्नेतानि सर्वाणि सो5यमास्ते नरेश्वर:,जिनमें कोमलता, दया और सबको अन्न-वस्त्र देना आदि समस्त सदगुण विद्यमान थे, वे ही ये महाराज आज इस दुरवस्थामें पड़े हैं

Transliteration

ānṛśaṁsyam anukrośaṁ saṁvibhāgas tathaiva ca | yasminn etāni sarvāṇi so ’yam āste nareśvaraḥ ||

Translation

「非道をなさぬ柔和さ、憐れみ、そして分かち与える習わし——それらすべての徳を備えていたその王が、今やここに、かくも惨めな境遇に落ちて座しているのだ。」

Word by Word

आनृशंस्यम्kindness, non-cruelty

अनुक्रोशम्compassion

संविभागःdistribution, sharing

तथाthus, likewise

एवindeed, just

चand

यस्मिन्in whom/wherein

एतानिthese

सर्वाणिall

सःhe

अयम्this (man)

आस्तेsits, remains, is

नरेश्वरःking, lord of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nareśvara (the king, unnamed in this verse)

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 royal dharma as grounded in kindness, compassion, and sharing, while also stressing the fragility of worldly status: even a virtuous king can fall into distress, inviting reflection on impermanence and the need to uphold virtue regardless of fortune.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana points out that the king—known for gentleness, compassion, and generosity—has now come to a pitiable state, underscoring the contrast between his former virtues and his present misfortune.