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उपाध्यायेन अनुज्ञातः क्रुद्धः तक्षकस्य प्रतिचिकीर्षमाणःupādhyāyena anujñātaḥ kruddhaḥ takṣakasya praticikīrṣamāṇaḥwith his teacher's permission, angered, and wishing to take revenge on Takshaka
हास्तिनपुरं प्रतस्थेhāstinapuraṃ pratastheset out for Hastinapura
समागच्छत राजानम् उत्तङ्कः जनमेजयम्samāgacchata rājānam uttaṅkaḥ janamejayamUttanka met King Janamejaya
तक्षशिलातः निवृत्तम् अपराजितं विजयिनंtakṣaśilātaḥ nivṛttam aparājitaṃ vijayinaṃwho had returned from Takshashila unvanquished, a victor
मन्त्रिभिः वृतम्mantribhiḥ vṛtamsurrounded by his counselors
जय-आशिषः यथा-न्यायं प्रयुज्यjaya-āśiṣaḥ yathā-nyāyaṃ prayujyahaving duly pronounced benedictions of victory
अन्यस्मिन् करणीये कार्ये बाल्यात् इव अन्यत् एव कुरुषेanyasmin karaṇīye kārye bālyāt iva anyat eva kuruṣe"O best of kings, when there is another proper task at hand, you occupy yourself with something else, as if out of childishness"
जनमेजयः प्रसन्न-आत्मा तं मुनिं संपूज्यjanamejayaḥ prasanna-ātmā taṃ muniṃ saṃpūjyaJanamejaya, with a joyful heart, having duly honored that sage
प्रजानां परिपालनेन स्वं क्षत्र-धर्मं परिपालयामिprajānāṃ paripālanena svaṃ kṣatra-dharmaṃ paripālayāmi"by protecting [these] subjects, I uphold my kshatriya duty"
प्रब्रूहि किं क्रियतां शुश्रूषुः अस्मि वचः त्वदीयम्prabrūhi kiṃ kriyatāṃ śuśrūṣuḥ asmi vacaḥ tvadīyam"tell me what is to be done; I am ready to heed your word"
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Here two threads of the narrative converge: the path of Uttanka and the fate of Janamejaya, whose story this parva opened with Sarama's curse. Uttanka, moved by the wish to avenge himself on Takshaka for his abduction and to avenge the death of the king's father, comes before Janamejaya. Note the brahmin's dignity: he does not flatter the victor, but boldly points the king to his [unfulfilled] duty. And note the king's dignity too: Janamejaya, a true kshatriya, does not grow angry at the rebuke, but listens to the brahmin with respect and humility, acknowledging that his dharma is the protection of his subjects. Scripture thus reveals the ideal relation between power and spiritual authority: the king is mighty, yet bows before the brahmin's word; the brahmin is poor, yet fearless before the king. In this mutual respect lies the foundation of righteous rule (rama-rajya). Janamejaya's readiness to heed instruction is a mark of a noble soul, and it is precisely this that will lead him to the act fulfilling the destined curse.