Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तमेकं रहिते दृष्टवा शर्मिष्ठा चारुहासिनी । प्रत्युदगम्याञ्जलिं कृत्वा राजानं वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌,मनोहर हासवाली शर्मिष्ठाने उन्हें एकान्तमें अकेला देख आगे बढ़कर उनकी अगवानी की तथा हाथ जोड़कर राजासे यह बात कही

Transliteration

tam ekaṁ rahite dṛṣṭvā śarmiṣṭhā cāru-hāsinī | pratyudgamyāñjaliṁ kṛtvā rājānaṁ vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

ਇਕਾਂਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਲਾ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਮਿੱਠੀ ਹਾਸੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ਰਮਿਸ਼ਠਾ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧ ਕੇ ਉਸਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਨੀ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੀ। ਫਿਰ ਹੱਥ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਕਿਹਾ।

Word by Word

तम्him

एकम्alone, single

रहितेin a secluded/empty (place), in solitude

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

शर्मिष्ठाSharmiṣṭhā (proper name)

चारुहासिनीshe who has a charming smile

प्रत्युद्गम्यhaving gone forth to meet (having advanced to greet)

अञ्जलिम्joined hands, salutation (añjali)

कृत्वाhaving made/done

राजानम्the king

वाक्यम्words, speech

अब्रवीत्she said/spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śarmiṣṭhā

the king (rājā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds maryādā (propriety): even in private or emotionally charged circumstances, one approaches others—especially a ruler—with respectful demeanor (añjali) and measured speech, highlighting the ethical value of self-restraint and decorum.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śarmiṣṭhā notices the king alone in a secluded spot, goes forward to meet him, greets him with folded hands, and begins to speak—introducing a private conversation that will carry narrative consequences.