Shloka 8
स सूतो भार्यया सार्थ विम्मयोत्फुल्ललोचन: । अड्कमारोप्य तं बालं भारया वचनमब्रवीत्,उसे देखकर पत्नीसहित सूतके नेत्रकमल आश्चर्य एवं प्रसन्नतासे खिल उठे। उसने बालकको गोदमें लेकर अपनी पत्नीसे कहा--
sa sūto bhāryayā sārthaṁ vismayotphullalocanaḥ | aṅkam āropya taṁ bālaṁ bhāryāyā vacanam abravīt ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Si kusir, bersama isterinya, melihat anak itu lalu mata bak teratai terbuka luas dalam kehairanan dan kegembiraan. Mengangkat budak itu ke pangkuannya, dia berkata kepada isterinya—kata-katanya dibentuk oleh rasa takjub dan kesedaran tanggungjawab yang mula menyala terhadap anak yang tidak berdaya itu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds a basic dharmic impulse: when confronted with a vulnerable child, one responds with compassionate care and assumes responsibility, beginning within the household (husband and wife acting together).
The narrator describes a charioteer who, with his wife, beholds a child; overcome with delighted astonishment, he lifts the boy onto his lap and then addresses his wife, setting up the next action or decision in the story.