विज्ञापयां बभूवुः ॥३॥
atha ta Ä«Å›vara-vacaḥ sopÄlambham upÄkarṇyopÄya-turÄ«yÄc chaá¹…kita-manasas taá¹ vijñÄpayÄá¹ babhÅ«vuḥ
atha - thus; te - they (the carriers of the palanquin); Ä«Å›vara-vacaḥ - the words of the master, King RahÅ«gaṇa; sa-upÄlambham - with reproach; upÄkarṇya - hearing; upÄya - the means; turÄ«yÄt - from the fourth one; Å›aá¹…kita-manasaḥ - whose minds were afraid; tam - him (the King); vijñÄpayÄm babhÅ«vuḥ - informed.
When the palanquin carriers heard the threatening words of MahÄrÄja RahÅ«gaṇa, they became very afraid of his punishment and began to speak to him as follows.
According to political science, a king sometimes tries to pacify his subordinates, sometimes chastises them, sometimes divides them and sometimes rewards them. In this way the king rules his subordinates. The bearers of the palanquin could understand that the King was angry and that he would chastise them.
