वैशंपायन उवाच
ततो विजित्य संग्रामे कुरून् गोवृषभेक्षणः ॥
समानयाम् आस तदा विराटस्य धनं महत् ॥
गतेषु च प्रभग्नेषु धार्तराष्ट्रेषु सर्वशः ॥
वनान् निष्क्रम्य गहनाद् बहवः कुरुसैनिकाः ॥
भयात् संत्रस्तमनसः समाजग्मुस् ततस् ततः ॥
मुक्तकेशा व्यदृश्यन्त स्थिताः प्राञ्जलयस् तदा ॥
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्ता विदेशस्था विचेतसः ॥
ऊचुः प्रणम्य संभ्रान्ताः पार्थ किं करवाम ते ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tato vijitya saṃgrāme kurūn govṛṣabhekṣaṇaḥ ||
samānayām āsa tadā virāṭasya dhanaṃ mahat ||
gateṣu ca prabhagneṣu dhārtarāṣṭreṣu sarvaśaḥ ||
vanān niṣkramya gahanād bahavaḥ kurusainikāḥ ||
bhayāt saṃtrastamanasaḥ samājagmus tatas tataḥ ||
muktakeśā vyadṛśyanta sthitāḥ prāñjalayas tadā ||
kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntā videśasthā vicetasaḥ ||
ūcuḥ praṇamya saṃbhrāntāḥ pārtha kiṃ karavāma te ||
Vaishampayana said: "Having conquered the Kurus in battle, the hero with eyes like a bull restored Virata's great wealth. When the sons of Dhritarashtra had been routed and scattered in every direction, many Kuru warriors emerged from the dense forest. Their hearts shaken with fear, they gathered from every side, hair disheveled, and stood with joined palms. Worn out by hunger, thirst, and exhaustion, bereft of any refuge, like men in a foreign land, they bowed in confusion and said: 'Partha, what shall we do for you?'"
8efc009edab8 · published Jul 16, 2026, 6:42:56 PM UTC
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After the great victory, Arjuna no longer meets enemies but frightened men. Here again it is not his strength that is tested, but the heart of the victor.