Shloka 5

Devanagari script

समुदीर्णेषु दोषेषु बाध्यमानेषु साधुषु । जग्राह तरसा राज्यमम्बरीषो महायशा:,कहते हैं--जब दोषोंका बल बढ़ा और अच्छे गुण दबने लगे, उस समय महायशस्वी महाराज अम्बरीषने बलपूर्वक राज्यकी बागडोर अपने हाथमें ली

Transliteration

samudīrṇeṣu doṣeṣu bādhyamāneṣu sādhuṣu | jagrāha tarasā rājyam ambarīṣo mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

குற்றங்கள் பெருகி, நல்லோர் ஒடுக்கப்படும்போது, பெரும் புகழுடைய அரசன் அம்பரீஷன் விரைவாக அரசாட்சியின் கட்டுப்பாட்டைத் தன் கையில் எடுத்தான்.

Word by Word

समुदीर्णेषुwhen (they were) arisen/increased

दोषेषुin faults/evils

बाध्यमानेषुwhen (they were) being oppressed

साधुषुamong the good/virtuous people

जग्राहtook/seized

तरसाwith force/impetuously

राज्यम्the kingdom/sovereignty

अम्बरीषःAmbarīṣa

महायशाःof great fame

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ambarīṣa

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?

When adharma grows strong and the virtuous are harmed, a ruler must act decisively to protect the righteous and re-establish moral and social order; political power is portrayed as a duty-bearing instrument for dharma, not mere privilege.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brahmin narrator describes a time of moral decline: vices have intensified and good people are being oppressed. In response, the famed King Ambarīṣa quickly takes control of the kingdom, implying an assertive assumption of rule to counter disorder.