Shloka 21
Protection of Brāhmaṇas
तदा बलेन नेष्यामो राजाज्ञाकारिणो वयम् । दूतानां वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणौ शोकविह्वलौ
tadā balena neṣyāmo rājājñākāriṇo vayam | dūtānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā brāhmaṇau śokavihvalau
അപ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങൾ, രാജാജ്ഞ നടപ്പാക്കുന്നവർ, ബലമായി കൊണ്ടുപോകും. ദൂതന്മാരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ആ രണ്ടു ബ്രാഹ്മണരും ദുഃഖത്തിൽ വിറങ്ങലിച്ചു.
The king’s messengers (dūtāḥ)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: राज+आज्ञा+कारिणः→राजाज्ञाकारिणः; शोक+विह्वलौ→शोकविह्वलौ.
FAQs
Royal messengers declare they will forcibly take someone away because they are bound to the king’s command; the two brāhmaṇas, hearing this threat, become grief-stricken.
It foregrounds the clash between coercive state power (“by force”) and the vulnerability of religious figures (brāhmaṇas), raising the dharmic question of whether obedience to authority justifies harmful action.
The speakers are the dūtāḥ (messengers) acting under royal orders; the affected parties are the two brāhmaṇas, described as overwhelmed by sorrow.