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Shloka 46

Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)

तत्र त्वेको मुनिवरस्तं राजानमुवाच ह । कुपितास्तव राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणा निष्कृतिं चर,उन्हीं ब्राह्मणोंमें एक श्रेष्ठ महर्षि भी थे। उन्होंने राजासे कहा--'राजेन्द्र! तुम्हारे ऊपर ब्राह्मण कुपित हैं; इसके लिये तुम प्रायश्चित्त करो"

tatra tv eko munivaras taṁ rājānam uvāca ha | kupitās tava rājendra brāhmaṇā niṣkṛtiṁ cara ||

Tại đó, một bậc hiền thánh ưu tú nói với nhà vua: “Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng quân vương, các bà-la-môn đang phẫn nộ với ngài. Vậy hãy làm lễ sám hối (prāyaścitta) và chuộc lỗi.” Lời ấy đặt bổn phận vương giả trong khuôn khổ trách nhiệm trước uy quyền tinh thần và đạo lý, khuyên nhà vua phục hồi hòa hợp bằng sự đền bù theo pháp, chứ không bằng cưỡng bức hay chối bỏ.

तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एकःone
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनिवरःbest of sages
मुनिवरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनिवर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
राजानम्king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
indeed (particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुपिताःangered
कुपिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुपित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तवof/against you
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निष्कृतिम्expiation/atonement
निष्कृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिष्कृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चरperform/practise
चर:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormImperative, Second, Singular

लोगश उवाच

M
munivara (an eminent sage)
R
rājā (the king)
B
brāhmaṇāḥ (Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

A ruler must respond to moral and spiritual censure with humility and corrective action. When Brahmins (symbolizing learned ethical authority) are offended, the king’s dharma is to perform niṣkṛti—recognized expiation—to restore social and cosmic order rather than asserting power.

In the given scene, an eminent sage among the Brahmins directly addresses the king, informing him that the Brahmins are angry with him and instructing him to undertake expiation. The moment functions as a moral intervention, redirecting the king toward reconciliation and dharmic repair.