आवेदितोऽसौ याष्टीकैर्जनकाय महात्मने । द्वारि व्याससुतो राजञ्शुकोऽत्र स्थितवानिति ॥ २० ॥
āvēditō’sau yāṣṭīkairjanakāya mahātmanē | dvāri vyāsasutō rājañśukō’tra sthitavāniti || 20 ||
Translation
The doorkeepers announced him to the great-souled Janaka: "King, Śuka, Vyāsa's son, is standing here at the gate."
Word by word
- āvēditō
- (āveditaḥ) was announced
- asau
- he
- yāṣṭīkair
- (yāṣṭīkaiḥ) by the doorkeepers
- janakāya
- to Janaka
- mahātmanē
- the great-souled
- dvāri
- at the gate
- vyāsa
- Vyāsa's
- sutō
- (sutaḥ) son
- rājañ
- (rājan) King
- śukō
- (śukaḥ) Śuka
- atra
- here
- sthitavān
- is standing
- iti
- thus
Meaning
Śuka arrives at the palace and is announced. The doorkeepers (yāṣṭīka, literally "staff-bearers") tell the king that Vyāsa's son is at the gate. Janaka, the commentary says, already knew Śuka's story. He knew how Śuka had treated his father's words, and he will act accordingly.