Shloka 14
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
ततः समस्तसैन्येन काशीशः परिवारितः ।
आक्रान्तुमभ्यगाद्राष्ट्रमलर्कस्य महीपतेः ॥
tataḥ samasta-sainyena kāśīśaḥ parivāritaḥ | ākrāntum abhyagād rāṣṭram alarkasya mahīpateḥ ||
అప్పుడు కాశీాధిపతి తన సమస్త సేనతో చుట్టుముట్టబడి, రాజు అలర్కుని రాజ్యాన్ని ఆక్రమించుటకు బయలుదేరెను.
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FAQs
The verse introduces the imbalance of power—an aggressor with full forces against a target realm—setting the stage for examining how a ruler responds to existential threat.
Vaṁśānucarita: royal history and actions of kings, used as exempla for political ethics.
The ‘encircling army’ can be read as the encroachment of overwhelming circumstances; the narrative invites inquiry into the inner resource that withstands external siege.