Shloka 6

अम्बा-शाल्वसंवादः | Amba’s Appeal to Śālva and His Refusal

Devanagari script

तस्मिंश्न निधन प्राप्ते सत्यवत्या मते स्थित: । विचित्रवीर्य राजानमभ्यषिज्चं॑ यथाविधि

Transliteration

tasmiṁś ca nidhanaṁ prāpte satyavatyā mate sthitaḥ | vicitravīrya-rājānam abhyasiñcaṁ yathā-vidhi ||

Translation

သူလည်း ကွယ်လွန်သွားသောအခါ စတျဝတီ၏ အကြံဉာဏ်ကို လိုက်နာလျက် ငါသည် ထုံးတမ်းအတိုင်း ရာဇဘိသေကကို ပြုလုပ်၍ ဘုရင် ဝိချိတြဝီရျကို ထီးနန်းတင်하였다။

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निधने: in (his) death / at the death
• निधने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्राप्ते: having occurred / having come about
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सत्यवत्या: by Satyavatī
• सत्यवत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• मते: in the opinion/consent
• मते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: standing/abiding (i.e., acting in accordance)
• स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विचित्रवीर्य: Vichitravīrya
• विचित्रवीर्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचित्रवीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यषिञ्चम्: I anointed / I consecrated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• विधि: the prescribed rule/rite
• विधि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Satyavati
• Vichitravirya
• Chitrangada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in governance: legitimate succession should be established through prescribed rites and with due regard for rightful counsel (here, Satyavati’s), ensuring stability and continuity of the kingdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Chitrangada’s death, Bhishma, following Satyavati’s decision, performs the formal coronation (abhiṣeka) of Vichitravirya and installs him as king.