Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ते तेन समनुज्ञाता ब्राह्मणेन भुजड़मा: । स्वमेव भवन जग्मुरकृतार्था नरर्षभ,नरश्रेष्ठ! उस ब्राह्मणके इस प्रकार आदेश देनेपर वे नाग अपने प्रयत्नमें असफल हो घरको ही लौट गये

Transliteration

te tena samanujñātā brāhmaṇena bhujagāḥ | svam eva bhavanaṁ jagmur akṛtārthā nararṣabha ||

Translation

Так, получив дозволение от того брахмана, змеи удалились и возвратились в своё жилище: их старание оказалось тщетным. О лучший из людей! Они вернулись, не достигнув цели, ради которой пришли,—молчаливое напоминание о том, что даже могущественных удерживает отказ праведника, и что желание без санкции дхармы оканчивается разочарованием.

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

तेनby him / by that (brahmin)

समनुज्ञाताःhaving been permitted/ordered

ब्राह्मणेनby the brahmin

भुजगमाःserpents

स्वम्one's own (home/place)

एवindeed/only

भवनम्house, abode

जग्मुःwent

अकृतार्थाःunsuccessful, with purpose unfulfilled

नरर्षभO bull among men

नरश्रेष्ठO best of men

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa)

भ

भुजग / नाग (serpents, Nāgas)

भ

भवन (their dwelling/abode)

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?

Power and intent alone do not ensure success; when a righteous authority (here, the brāhmaṇa) does not support an action, the attempt becomes fruitless. The verse underscores restraint, rightful permission, and the limits placed on even formidable beings by dharmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving leave from the brāhmaṇa, the serpents withdraw. Their mission fails, so they return to their own abode without achieving their objective.