Shloka 9
अङ्गददूतवाक्यं लङ्काप्राकारभेदनं च
Angada’s Embassy and the Breach of Laṅkā’s Ramparts
आत्मना सप्तम: कृष्णामिदं वचनमत्रवीत् । कुशल ते वरारोहे भर्तारस्ते5प्यनामया:
ātmanā saptamaḥ kṛṣṇām idaṃ vacanam atravīt | kuśalaṃ te varārohe bhartāras te 'py anāmayāḥ ||
అప్పుడు ఏడవవాడు స్వయంగా ముందుకు వచ్చి కృష్ణను ఉద్దేశించి ఇలా అన్నాడు—“వరారోహే! నీవు కుశలమేనా? నీ భర్తలు కూడా నిరామయులేనా?”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dhārmic courtesy and compassion: before speaking further, one inquires after another’s welfare and the welfare of those dependent on or connected to them. Such concern for health and safety is presented as a basic ethical norm of respectful speech.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, the seventh speaker addresses Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) directly, beginning with a conventional welfare inquiry—asking whether she is well and whether her husbands are also unharmed—setting a respectful tone for the ensuing conversation.