Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एवंविधे ममैते वै कुण्डले परमार्चिते । त्रिषु लोकेषु विज्ञाते तदभिज्ञानमानय,'ऐसे गुणोंसे युक्त होनेके कारण मेरे ये दोनों कुण्डल तीनों लोकोंमें परम प्रशंसित एवं प्रसिद्ध हैं। अतः आप महाराजकी अज्ञासे इन्हें लेने आये हैं, इसका कोई पहचान या प्रमाण लाइये”

Transliteration

evaṁvidhe mamāite vai kuṇḍale paramārcite | triṣu lokeṣu vijñāte tadabhijñānam ānaya |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Assim são estes dois brincos meus—supremamente honrados e afamados pelos três mundos. Portanto, se vieste tomá-los por ordem do rei, traz algum sinal de reconhecimento, alguma prova dessa autoridade.”

Word by Word

एवंविधेin such a kind (of situation/condition)

ममof me / my

एतेthese (two)

वैindeed

कुण्डलेearrings (two)

परमsupremely / greatly

अर्चितेhonoured, praised

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुin the worlds

विज्ञातेwell-known

तत्that

अभिज्ञानम्token of recognition, proof

आनयbring

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

kuṇḍale (earrings)

three worlds (tri-loka)

the king (rājā, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when an action is claimed to be backed by royal command, dharma requires verification: one should not surrender valuable property or comply with demands without proper identification and proof of authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes his renowned pair of earrings and challenges the claimant: if the earrings are being demanded on the king’s order, the claimant must present a clear token or credential that confirms the legitimacy of that request.