कृष्णांल् ललामांश् चमराञ् शुक्लांश् चान्याञ् शशिप्रभान् ॥
हिमवत्पुष्पजं चैव स्वादु क्षौद्रं तथा बहु ॥
उत्तरेभ्यः कुरुभ्यश् चाप्य् अपोढं माल्यम् अम्बुभिः ॥
उत्तराद् अपि कैलासाद् ओषधीः सुमहाबलाः ॥
पार्वतीया बलिं चान्यम् आहृत्य प्रणताः स्थिताः ॥
अजातशत्रोर् नृपतेर् द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ॥
kṛṣṇāṃl lalāmāṃś camarāñ śuklāṃś cānyāñ śaśiprabhān ||
himavatpuṣpajaṃ caiva svādu kṣaudraṃ tathā bahu ||
uttarebhyaḥ kurubhyaś cāpy apoḍhaṃ mālyam ambubhiḥ ||
uttarād api kailāsād oṣadhīḥ sumahābalāḥ ||
pārvatīyā baliṃ cānyam āhṛtya praṇatāḥ sthitāḥ ||
ajātaśatror nṛpater dvāri tiṣṭhanti vāritāḥ ||
Black-marked and white, moon-hued yak-tails, and abundant sweet honey born of Himavat's flowers; garlands from the Northern Kurus borne by the waters, and most healing herbs from northern Kailāsa. The mountain peoples, having brought yet another tribute, stand bowed at the gate of King Ajātaśatru, until admitted.
d3ba5a86d7ac · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:49:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The mountain folk come 'bowed' to Ajātaśatru — 'he who has no enemy.' The very name is telling: one who has no enemy gathers not fear but reverence; submission to him is willing, as befits one who brings peace to all. The verse teaches that righteous rule breeds not dread but the bowing of the heart: where the ruler is no one's enemy, even distant tribes bow without compulsion. But to the envious even this humility of nations is only cause for envy, since he measures not by love but by possession. The name 'Ajātaśatru' exposes Duryodhana: here is one truly without an enemy, and there is one who is his own worst enemy.