Shloka 63
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
तं दृष्ट्वा नृपतिश्रेष्ठं तापसो वाक्यमब्रवीत् श्रूयतां नरसार्दूल विज्ञप्तिर्मम पार्थिव
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatiśreṣṭhaṃ tāpaso vākyamabravīt śrūyatāṃ narasārdūla vijñaptirmama pārthiva
เมื่อเห็นพระราชาผู้ประเสริฐนั้น ดาบสจึงกล่าวว่า “โอ ผู้เป็นพยัคฆ์ท่ามกลางมนุษย์ โอ พระราชา ขอจงสดับคำกราบทูลของข้าพเจ้า”
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FAQs
Purāṇic courtly speech uses honorific compounds (nṛpatiśreṣṭha, narasārdūla) to establish the king’s capacity and duty to protect dharma. The praise is not mere flattery; it frames the king as the proper agent to resolve the petitioner’s concern.
Vijñapti is a formal, articulated request—often involving grievance, appeal for protection, or a matter requiring royal adjudication. It signals that the following speech will present a case rather than casual conversation.
Yes. The narrative voice introduces direct speech: the ascetic begins a petition that will likely explain the conflict or injustice motivating the approach to Ikṣvāku.