Shloka 86

Devanagari script

मेनिरे परितोषेण नृपा: स्वर्गसदो यथा । सारी रात एक-दूसरेके साथ घूमने-फिरनेके कारण उन सबके मनमें बड़ी प्रसन्नता थी। स्वर्गवासियोंके समान ही उन्हें वहाँ परम संतोषका अनुभव हुआ

Transliteration

menire paritoṣeṇa nṛpāḥ svargasado yathā |

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ບັນດາກະສັດຮູ້ສຶກອິ່ມໃຈຢ່າງລຶກຊຶ້ງ ດຸດດັ່ງຜູ້ຢູ່ໃນສະຫວັນ. ເພາະໄດ້ເດີນຫຼິ້ນຮ່ວມກັນຕະຫຼອດຄືນ, ໃຈຂອງພວກເຂົາເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມຍິນດີ ແລະໄດ້ສຳຜັດຄວາມພໍໃຈອັນສູງສຸດຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ.

Word by Word

मेनिरेthey thought/considered

परितोषेणwith satisfaction/contentment

नृपाःkings

स्वर्गसदःdwellers of heaven

यथाas/like

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nṛpāḥ (the kings)

Svarga (heaven)

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?

Even amid the sorrowful aftermath of conflict, dharmic companionship and mutual goodwill can restore inner balance; shared, peaceful conduct becomes a source of ‘heaven-like’ contentment without dependence on external power or victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the kings spending the night together, walking and conversing in one another’s company; this shared time produces great joy and a sense of supreme satisfaction, likened to the experience of heavenly beings.