एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तस्मिन्मण्डले मण्डितावनौ । चक्रेऽवस्कन्दनं कश्चित् सामन्तोद्रिक्तभूमिपः ॥ ११ ॥
ētasminnantarē tasminmaṇḍalē maṇḍitāvanau | cakrē’vaskandanaṁ kaścit sāmantōdriktabhūmipaḥ || 11 ||
Translation
Just then, in that kingdom whose land was rich and adorned, a certain king, swollen with his vassals, made an attack.
Word by word
- ētasminn
- (etasmin) at this
- antarē
- juncture, just then
- tasmin
- in that
- maṇḍalē
- kingdom
- maṇḍita
- adorned
- avanau
- whose land
- cakrē
- made
- avaskandanaṁ
- an attack
- kaścit
- a certain
- sāmanta
- with his vassals
- udrikta
- swollen
- bhūmipaḥ
- king
Meaning
The story moves from the journey to the event. Another commentary names the attacker: the king of Sindhu. "Swollen with his vassals" (sāmantodrikta): his strength comes from the lesser kings who follow him. The world Vidūratha has made for himself, like the one he left, has its wars; a world made of thought does not make its maker free of trouble.