Shloka 38
Amba approaches the Paraśurāma context; Hotravāhana’s counsel and Akṛtavraṇa’s report (अम्बोपाख्यानम्—रामदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
ततस्ते कथयामासु: कथास्तास्ता मनोरमा: । धन्या दिव्याश्व राजेन्द्र प्रीतिहर्षमुदा युता:,राजेन्द्र! तत्पश्चात् वे सब लोग प्रेम और हर्षके साथ दिव्य, धन्य एवं मनोरम वार्तालाप करने लगे
tataste kathayāmāsuḥ kathāstāstā manoramāḥ | dhanyā divyāśva rājendra prītiharṣamudā yutāḥ ||
ຕໍ່ມາ ພວກເຂົາເລີ່ມເລົ່າເລື່ອງລາວຕ່າງໆອັນນ່າຊື່ນຊົມ—ເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະ ຄວນແກ່ການສັນລະເສີນ—ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ, ດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັກໃຄ່ ຄວາມຍິນດີ ແລະ ຄວາມປິຕິ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຫຼັງຈາກເຫດການນັ້ນ ທຸກຄົນຈຶ່ງຫັນໄປສູ່ການສົນທະນາອັນຍົກຈິດ ແລະ ນ່າຟັງ ສະທ້ອນຄວາມກົມກຽວ ແລະ ນ້ຳໃຈດີ.
होत्रवाहन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of speech that fosters concord: conversation marked by prīti (affection), harṣa (joy), and mudā (gladness) is portrayed as dhanyā and manoramā—auspicious and pleasing—suggesting that harmonious dialogue is itself a form of dharmic conduct in royal and social settings.
After the preceding events, the gathered people turn to telling and exchanging various delightful and auspicious stories. The speaker addresses the king (rājendra), indicating a courtly or royal audience and a narrative pause characterized by cheerful, affectionate conversation.