युक्ताभरणवेषस्य कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः ॥
रूपम् आसीन् महाराज द्विषतां शोकवर्धनम् ॥
पाण्डरैश् चन्द्ररश्म्याभैर् हेमदण्डैश् च चामरैः ॥
दोधूयमानः शुशुभे विद्युद्भिर् इव तोयदः ॥
संस्तूयमानः सूतैश् च वन्द्यमानश् च बन्दिभिः ॥
उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् आस्ते स्म कुरुनन्दनः ॥
yuktābharaṇaveṣasya kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ ||
rūpam āsīn mahārāja dviṣatāṃ śokavardhanam ||
pāṇḍaraiś candraraśmyābhair hemadaṇḍaiś ca cāmaraiḥ ||
dodhūyamānaḥ śuśubhe vidyudbhir iva toyadaḥ ||
saṃstūyamānaḥ sūtaiś ca vandyamānaś ca bandibhiḥ ||
upagīyamāno gandharvair āste sma kurunandanaḥ ||
In fitting ornaments and attire, the form of the great-souled son of Kunti was, O great king, one that increased the grief of his enemies. Fanned by white chamaras like moon-rays with golden handles, he shone like a cloud with lightning. Extolled by sutas, glorified by bards, sung by gandharvas, sat the delight of the Kurus.
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The bearing of the righteous king "dviṣatāṃ śokavardhanam", increases the grief of his enemies: the very dignity of dharma is fearsome to wrongdoing. The image "vidyudbhiḥ iva toyadaḥ", "like a cloud with lightning", joins majesty and power. It is telling that this splendor is not self-serving — it is surrounded by praise directed at the bearer of duty. The verse teaches that the true greatness of a ruler is dreadful only to the lawless; where power is clothed in dharma, its radiance troubles the enemies of righteousness, and the dignity of the just is itself a weapon against unjust cause.