पदातिरेव सहसा राज्ञां वृन्देन मालितः । वसिष्ठवामदेवाभ्यां सह सामन्तसंस्तुतः ॥ १५ ॥
padātirēva sahasā rājñāṁ vṛndēna mālitaḥ | vasiṣṭhavāmadēvābhyāṁ saha sāmantasaṁstutaḥ || 15 ||
Translation
and at once, on foot, surrounded by a throng of kings, with Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva and praised by his vassals,
Word by word
- padātiḥ
- (padātiḥ) on foot
- ēva
- indeed
- sahasā
- at once
- rājñāṁ
- of kings
- vṛndēna
- by a throng
- mālitaḥ
- surrounded
- vasiṣṭha
- Vasiṣṭha
- vāmadēvābhyāṁ
- and Vāmadeva
- saha
- with
- sāmanta
- by his vassals
- saṁstutaḥ
- praised
Meaning
A king who goes out to meet a guest on foot pays him the highest honour.