Shloka 26
Devanagari script
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु स राजा बभ्रुवाहन:
Transliteration
etasminneva kāle tu sa rājā babhruvāhanaḥ
Translation
ในกาลนั้นเอง พระราชาพระองค์นั้น คือบภฺรุวาหนะ (ก็ปรากฏ/ประทับอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น)
Word by Word
एतस्मिन्in this
एतस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कालेtime
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/and (contrastive)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सःhe/that
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बभ्रुवाहनःBabhruvāhana
बभ्रुवाहनः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootबभ्रुवाहन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
य
युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)ब
बभ्रुवाहन (Babhruvāhana)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
The verse itself is primarily narrative, but it underscores a dharmic pattern in the epic: pivotal moral and political consequences often hinge on the timely arrival of key agents (here, a king). It prepares the listener to evaluate forthcoming actions in terms of kṣatriya-dharma and responsibility.
Yudhiṣṭhira introduces the moment when King Babhruvāhana enters the account. This functions as a scene-setting line that signals a shift to events involving Babhruvāhana within the broader Aśvamedha-related storyline.