Shloka 343

Devanagari script

चोलपाण्ड्यावपि द्वारं न लेभाते ह्ुपस्थितौ । चोल और पाण्ड्यदेशोंके नरेश चमकीले मणि-रत्न, सुवर्ण तथा महीन वस्त्र लेकर उपस्थित हुए थे; परंतु उन्हें भी भीतर जानेके लिये रास्ता नहीं मिला

Transliteration

colapāṇḍyāv api dvāraṃ na lebhāte hy upasthitau |

Translation

难敌说道：“就连朱罗与般荼耶之地的诸王，虽已到来并立于门前，也未能在门口得到入内之路。”

Word by Word

• चोलपाण्ड्यौ: the Chola and the Pandya (kings/people)
• चोलपाण्ड्यौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चोल + पाण्ड्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• द्वारम्: the door/entrance
• द्वारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• लेभाते: they obtained/found
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Dual, Atmanepada

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• उपस्थितौ: present/arrived
• उपस्थितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपस्थित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Chola (Cola) kings
• Pāṇḍya (Pāṇḍya) kings
• dvāra (gate/entrance)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Status and wealth do not automatically grant privilege; even eminent rulers can be constrained by social order, protocol, and the practical limits of crowded royal ceremonies—highlighting how power operates through controlled access.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana describes the scene at the entrance: the Chola and Pāṇḍya kings have arrived but cannot get through the doorway, implying an immense gathering and tightly managed entry into the royal venue.