Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स प्रविश्य पुरं राज्ञो नृपवेश्माभ्ययात्‌ ततः । अवतीर्य रथात्‌ तूर्णमाख्यातुं प्रविवेश ह,राजा विराटके नगरमें पहुँचकर वह राजभवनके समीप गया और रथसे उतरकर तुरंत यह समाचार सूचित करनेके लिये महलके भीतर चला गया

Transliteration

sa praviśya puraṁ rājño nṛpaveśmābhyayāt tataḥ | avatīrya rathāt tūṛṇam ākhyātuṁ praviveśa ha ||

Translation

他进入国王的都城后，径直走向王宫。迅速下了战车，随即步入宫中，一心要禀报消息——在王室危局之际，尽责而敏捷传达的写照。

Word by Word

सःhe

प्रविश्यhaving entered

पुरम्the city

राज्ञःof the king

नृपवेश्मthe king's palace

अभ्ययात्approached/went near

ततःthen/from there

अवतीर्यhaving descended

रथात्from the chariot

तूर्णम्quickly

आख्यातुम्to report/tell

प्रविवेशentered

हindeed (particle)

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Virata (king, implied by context of Virāṭa-nagara)

Virata city (Virāṭa-nagara)

royal palace (nṛpa-veśma)

chariot (ratha)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights responsible conduct in governance: when urgent information affects the king and the realm, one should act promptly, approach the proper authority directly, and report accurately—speed guided by duty rather than panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

A messenger (or attendant) reaches the king’s city, goes to the royal palace, gets down from his chariot, and immediately enters the inner quarters to inform the king of important news.