Shloka 25

Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)

Devanagari script

अड्ढो वड्ढः सुमित्रश्न शैब्यश्चामित्रकर्शन: । किरातराज: सुमना यवनाधिपतिस्तथा

Transliteration

aḍḍho vaḍḍhaḥ sumitraśnaḥ śaibyaścāmitrakarśanaḥ | kirāṭarājaḥ sumanā yavanādhipatistathā ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଅଡ୍ଢ, ବଡ୍ଢ, ସୁମିତ୍ରଶ୍ନ ଓ ଶୈବ୍ୟ—ଶତ୍ରୁଦମନକାରୀ; ସହିତ କିରାତରାଜ ସୁମନା, ଏବଂ ଯବନାଧିପତି ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଠାରେ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

अड्ढःAḍḍha (proper name)

वड्ढःVaḍḍha (proper name)

सुमित्रश्नःSumitraśna (proper name)

शैब्यःŚaibya (proper name)

चand

अमित्रकर्शनःAmitrakarśaṇa (enemy-subduer; proper name/epithet)

किरातराजःking of the Kirātas

सुमनाःSumanas (proper name)

यवनाधिपतिःlord/king of the Yavanas

तथाlikewise, also

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Aḍḍha

Vaḍḍha

Sumitraśna

Śaibya

Kirāṭa king Sumanā

Yavanādhipati (lord of the Yavanas)

Kirāṭas

Yavanas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the breadth of political order and recognition of sovereignty: many diverse rulers—local and foreign—are named as participants/attendees, implying that power, diplomacy, and reputation draw even distant peoples into a single imperial or ceremonial sphere.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of rulers present in the royal context of the Sabha Parva, naming several kings and chiefs—including a Kirāṭa king and a Yavana overlord—who are counted among those assembled/acknowledged in the unfolding courtly scene.