ततो बद्धतनुत्राणा बद्धकक्ष्या महाबलाः ॥
बद्धतूणाः सधनुषो विविशुर् भरतर्षभाः ॥
अनुज्येष्ठं च ते तत्र युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः ॥
चक्रुर् अस्त्रं महावीर्याः कुमाराः परमाद्भुतम् ॥
के चिच् छराक्षेपभयाच् छिरांस्य् अवननामिरे ॥
मनुजा धृष्टम् अपरे वीक्षां चक्रुः सविस्मयाः ॥
ते स्म लक्ष्याणि विविधुर् बाणैर् नामाङ्कशोभितैः ॥
विविधैर् लाघवोत्सृष्टैर् उह्यन्तो वाजिभिर् द्रुतम् ॥
तत् कुमारबलं तत्र गृहीतशरकार्मुकम् ॥
गन्धर्वनगराकारं प्रेक्ष्य ते विस्मिताभवन् ॥
सहसा चुक्रुशुस् तत्र नराः शतसहस्रशः ॥
विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयनाः साधु साध्व् इति भारत ॥
tato baddhatanutrāṇā baddhakakṣyā mahābalāḥ ||
baddhatūṇāḥ sadhanuṣo viviśur bharatarṣabhāḥ ||
anujyeṣṭhaṃ ca te tatra yudhiṣṭhirapurogamāḥ ||
cakrur astraṃ mahāvīryāḥ kumārāḥ paramādbhutam ||
ke cic charākṣepabhayāc chirāṃsy avananāmire ||
manujā dhṛṣṭam apare vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ savismayāḥ ||
te sma lakṣyāṇi vividhur bāṇair nāmāṅkaśobhitaiḥ ||
vividhair lāghavotsṛṣṭair uhyanto vājibhir drutam ||
tat kumārabalaṃ tatra gṛhītaśarakārmukam ||
gandharvanagarākāraṃ prekṣya te vismitābhavan ||
sahasā cukruśus tatra narāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ||
vismayotphullanayanāḥ sādhu sādhv iti bhārata ||
'Then, in fastened armor, girded, mighty, with quivers bound on and bows in hand, the bulls of Bharata entered; and in order of seniority, with Yudhishthira in the lead, the great-valiant princes performed the most wondrous feats of arms. Some spectators, from fear of the flying arrows, bowed their heads, while others gazed boldly, filled with wonder. They pierced various targets with arrows adorned with their names, released with skill, rushing swiftly on horseback. Seeing that host of princes, bows and arrows in hand, resembling the city of the gandharvas, the people were amazed and suddenly cried out, hundreds of thousands of them, with eyes wide with wonder: "Excellent, excellent!", O Bharata.'
3471cce16ba6 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 4:53:32 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the fruits of learning appear — the wondrous skill of the princes before the whole people. It is telling that they come forth 'in order of seniority, with Yudhishthira in the lead': even in a contest, order and reverence for the elder are observed. Telling too is the people's delight: 'Excellent, excellent!' — labor and training, openly displayed, give rise to universal joy. Here it is revealed that the fruit of discipline and devotion to one's teacher does not remain hidden but shows itself for glory and the common good. Thus the scripture reveals the triumph of cultivated valor — a moment when the whole people rejoices as one over its princes, unaware that on this same arena discord will soon appear.