Shloka 50
Amba approaches the Paraśurāma context; Hotravāhana’s counsel and Akṛtavraṇa’s report (अम्बोपाख्यानम्—रामदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
तं तु वैवाहिकं दृष्टवा कन्येयं समुपार्जितम् । अब्रवीत् तत्र गाड़ेय॑ं मन्त्रिमध्ये द्विजर्षभ,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! वहाँ वैवाहिक आयोजन आरम्भ हुआ देख यह कन्या मन्त्रियोंके बीचमें गंगानन्दन भीष्मसे बोली--
taṃ tu vaivāhikaṃ dṛṣṭvā kanyeyaṃ samupārjitam | abravīt tatra gāḍeyaṃ mantrimadhye dvijarṣabha ||
ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! അവിടെ വിവാഹകർമ്മം ആരംഭിച്ചതും ഈ കന്യയെ വിവാഹാർത്ഥം നേടിയതുമെന്നു കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, ആ കന്യ മന്ത്രിമാരുടെ മദ്ധ്യേ ഗംഗാനന്ദനനായ ഭീഷ്മനോടു പറഞ്ഞു—
होत्रवाहन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that marriage and allied duties are not merely private acts but matters of dharma that may be questioned publicly before elders and authorities; ethical legitimacy (rightful acquisition/arrangement and consent) is expected to withstand scrutiny in a royal court.
A maiden, seeing the wedding proceedings underway and herself treated as the bride-to-be, addresses Bhīṣma in the presence of ministers, setting up a formal appeal or statement to a leading guardian of dharma and statecraft.