वैशंपायन उवाच
अथापरो ऽदृश्यत पाण्डवः प्रभुर्; विराटराज्ञस् तुरगान् समीक्षतः ॥
तम् आपतन्तं ददृशे पृथग्जनो; विमुक्तम् अभ्राद् इव सूर्यमण्डलम् ॥
स वै हयान् ऐक्षत तांस् ततस् ततः; समीक्षमाणं च ददर्श मत्स्यराट् ॥
ततो ऽब्रवीत् तान् अनुगान् अमित्रहा; कुतो ऽयम् आयाति नरो ऽमरप्रभः ॥
अयं हयान् वीक्षति मामकान् दृढं; ध्रुवं हयज्ञो भविता विचक्षणः ॥
प्रवेश्यताम् एष समीपम् आशु मे; विभाति वीरो हि यथामरस् तथा ॥
अभ्येत्य राजानम् अमित्रहाब्रवीज्; जयो ऽस्तु ते पार्थिव भद्रम् अस्तु च ॥
हयेषु युक्तो नृप संमतः सदा; तवाश्वसूतो निपुणो भवाम्य् अहम् ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
athāparo 'dṛśyata pāṇḍavaḥ prabhur; virāṭarājñas turagān samīkṣataḥ ||
tam āpatantaṃ dadṛśe pṛthagjano; vimuktam abhrād iva sūryamaṇḍalam ||
sa vai hayān aikṣata tāṃs tatas tataḥ; samīkṣamāṇaṃ ca dadarśa matsyarāṭ ||
tato 'bravīt tān anugān amitrahā; kuto 'yam āyāti naro 'maraprabhaḥ ||
ayaṃ hayān vīkṣati māmakān dṛḍhaṃ; dhruvaṃ hayajño bhavitā vicakṣaṇaḥ ||
praveśyatām eṣa samīpam āśu me; vibhāti vīro hi yathāmaras tathā ||
abhyetya rājānam amitrahābravīj; jayo 'stu te pārthiva bhadram astu ca ||
hayeṣu yukto nṛpa saṃmataḥ sadā; tavāśvasūto nipuṇo bhavāmy aham ||
Vaishampayana said: 'Then another Pandava, a lord, appeared, while King Virata was inspecting his horses. Common people saw him approaching, like the orb of the sun released from a cloud. He looked over the horses carefully from every side, and the king of the Matsyas noticed him. Then the slayer of enemies said to his companions: "Where does this man come from, radiant as an immortal? He is looking so intently at my horses; surely he will prove a discerning connoisseur of horses. Quickly bring him near me: the hero shines like a god." Approaching the king, the slayer of enemies said: "Victory to you, O king, and good fortune! I am always esteemed in matters concerning horses, my lord; I can become your skilled royal groom."'
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Nakula enters through knowledge, not through a plea for favor. True skill is visible before words are spoken: Virata notices the way he looks at the horses.