आलभ्य वीरकांस्यं च हर्षेण महतान्वितः ॥
द्विगुणीकृततेजा हि प्रज्वलन्न् इव पावकः ॥
उत्सङ्गे धनुर् आदाय सशरं रथिनां वरः ॥
कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विप्रैः कवची समलंकृतः ॥
लाजैर् गन्धैस् तथा माल्यैः कन्याभिश् चाभिनन्दितः ॥
युधिष्ठिरस्य चरणाव् अभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ॥
तेन मूर्धन्य् उपाघ्रात आरुरोह महारथम् ॥
ālabhya vīrakāṃsyaṃ ca harṣeṇa mahatānvitaḥ ||
dviguṇīkṛtatejā hi prajvalann iva pāvakaḥ ||
utsaṅge dhanur ādāya saśaraṃ rathināṃ varaḥ ||
kṛtasvastyayano vipraiḥ kavacī samalaṃkṛtaḥ ||
lājair gandhais tathā mālyaiḥ kanyābhiś cābhinanditaḥ ||
yudhiṣṭhirasya caraṇāv abhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
tena mūrdhany upāghrāta āruroha mahāratham ||
Having touched the hero's cup, seized by great joy, his ardor doubled, like blazing fire, blessed by the brahmins, in armor, richly adorned, [greeted] with parched grain, perfumes, and garlands, and welcomed by maidens — having honored the two feet of Yudhishthira with joined palms, kissed by him on the head, [Satyaki] mounted the great chariot.
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Satyaki honors the king's feet, and in return is ‘kissed on the head’ by him — the ancient sign of an elder's love: blessing rises and descends. It is telling that the exploit begins with an exchange of humility and tenderness. The verse teaches that one setting out on a righteous deed is strengthened by the love of elders: to bow to the feet and be lovingly blessed upon the head is to go forth not by one's own strength alone, but shielded by the affection and the send-off of those one honors.