Shloka 16
Devanagari script
अथ सभ्या: सभामध्ये समुच्छितकरास्तदा । ऊचुरुद्धिग्नमनस: संवेगात् सर्व एव हि
Transliteration
atha sabhyāḥ sabhāmadhye samucchitakarās tadā | ūcur uddhignamanasaḥ saṁvegāt sarva eva hi ||
Translation
అప్పుడు సభామధ్యంలో సభాసదులు చేతులు పైకెత్తి, కలత చెందిన మనస్సుతో, అకస్మాత్తుగా కలిగిన ఆందోళనతో—అందరూ—మాట్లాడారు.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
सभ्याःthe assembly-members
सभ्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसभ्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सभामध्येin the midst of the assembly
सभामध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसभा-मध्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समुच्छितकराःwith hands raised
समुच्छितकराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुच्छित-कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
ऊचुःsaid/spoke
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
उद्विग्नमनसःwhose minds were agitated
उद्विग्नमनसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्विग्न-मनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संवेगात्from agitation/impulse
संवेगात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसंवेग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)स
सभ्या: (members of the assembly)स
सभा (assembly hall)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
When wrongdoing or danger becomes evident, moral awareness can arise collectively; ethical responsibility is not only personal but also social—an assembly’s silence or speech reflects its dharma.
In the assembly hall, the courtiers become alarmed and emotionally shaken; they raise their hands and begin speaking all at once, signaling a sudden escalation and public reaction to the unfolding crisis.