Shloka 9

अम्बाया निर्वेदः तपोव्रताभ्यर्थना च

Ambā’s Despair and Petition for Ascetic Vows

Devanagari script

स मां प्रतीक्षते व्यक्त शाल्वराजो विशाम्पते । तस्मान्मां त्वं कुरुश्रेष्ठ समनुज्ञातुमहसि

Transliteration

sa māṁ pratīkṣate vyaktaṁ śālvarājo viśāmpate | tasmān māṁ tvaṁ kuruśreṣṭha samanujñātum arhasi ||

Translation

ପ୍ରଜାନାଥ! ଶାଲ୍ୱରାଜ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ମୋ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତୀକ୍ଷା କରୁଛନ୍ତି; ତେଣୁ କୁରୁଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ମୋତେ ତାଙ୍କ ସେବାକୁ ଯିବା ପାଇଁ ଅନୁମତି ଦେବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतीक्षते: waits for / expects
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• व्यक्तम्: certainly, clearly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्यक्त

• शाल्वराजः: the king of Śālva
• शाल्वराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्वराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्: of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समनुज्ञातुम्: to permit, to give leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अनु-ज्ञा
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral, —, —

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 2nd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śālva (King of Śālva)
• Kuru (dynasty/lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as disciplined conduct: even a powerful elder like Bhīṣma seeks proper authorization before undertaking service, emphasizing respect for hierarchy, clarity of obligation, and ethical protocol in royal life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a Kuru ruler as “lord of the people” and “best of the Kurus,” stating that King Śālva is surely expecting him; he therefore requests formal permission to depart and render service to Śālva.