Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तदर्थमभिनिष्क्रम्य हार्दिक्येन सहास्थित:,फिर उसके प्रतीकारके लिये वे सभासे बाहर निकलकर कृतवर्मासे मिले और इस प्रकार बोले--“तुम शीघ्र ही अपनी सेनाको तैयार कर लो और स्वयं भी कवच धारण करके व्यूहाकार खड़ी हुई सेनाके साथ सभाभवनके द्वारपर डटे रहो

Transliteration

tadartham abhiniṣkramya hārdikyena saha āsthitaḥ |

Translation

វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ដើម្បីទប់ទល់នឹងរឿងនោះ គាត់បានចេញពីសភា ហើយឈរជាមួយហារទិក្យៈ (ក្រឹតវರ್ಮន) រួចនិយាយទៅកាន់គាត់ថា—ឲ្យប្រញាប់រៀបចំកងទ័ព ឲ្យពាក់អាវុធការពារខ្លួន ហើយឲ្យឈរចាំនៅមាត់ទ្វារសាលាសភា ជាមួយកងទ័ពដែលតម្រៀបជាវ្យូហៈ (ទម្រង់សមរភូមិ)»។

Word by Word

तत्that

अर्थम्purpose, object

अभिनिष्क्रम्यhaving gone out, having departed

हार्दिक्येनwith Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)

सहwith, together with

आस्थितःstood, remained, stayed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)

sabha (assembly hall)

kavaca (armor)

senā (army)

vyūha (battle formation)

dvāra (doorway/gate)

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 the ethical tension between deliberation and coercion: when conflict escalates, leaders often shift from dialogue to militarized readiness. It implicitly warns how quickly political disputes can harden into armed standoffs, making restraint and foresight crucial.

What is happening in the narrative?

After deciding on a countermeasure, a principal actor leaves the assembly and coordinates with Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman), instructing him to prepare the troops, put on armor, arrange the army in formation, and hold position at the assembly hall’s entrance—signaling imminent confrontation and heightened security.