तैर् एव सहितः सर्वैर् अनुरज्य च तान् नृपान् ॥
कुलूतवासिनं राजन् बृहन्तम् उपजग्मिवान् ॥
मृदङ्गवरनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च ॥
हस्तिनां च निनादेन कम्पयन् वसुधाम् इमाम् ॥
ततो बृहन्तस् तरुणो बलेन चतुरङ्गिणा ॥
निष्क्रम्य नगरात् तस्माद् योधयाम् आस पाण्डवम् ॥
tair eva sahitaḥ sarvair anurajya ca tān nṛpān ||
kulūtavāsinaṃ rājan bṛhantam upajagmivān ||
mṛdaṅgavaranādena rathanemisvanena ca ||
hastināṃ ca ninādena kampayan vasudhām imām ||
tato bṛhantas taruṇo balena caturaṅgiṇā ||
niṣkramya nagarāt tasmād yodhayām āsa pāṇḍavam ||
Together with all of them, having won over those kings, he advanced upon Brihanta, the inhabitant of Kuluta, O king — shaking this earth with the roar of the finest mridangas, the clatter of chariot rims, and the trumpeting of elephants. Then young Brihanta, coming out of that city with his fourfold army, joined battle with the Pandava.
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It is significant that Arjuna advances to new frontiers having 'won over' (anurajya) those already conquered: the defeated do not trail behind as captives but accompany him as the well-disposed. Righteous conquest binds through goodwill, not fear. Young Brihanta, for his part, goes out to fight — and in his boldness one sees the valor of youth, which prefers to meet strength face to face rather than yield untested. The verse teaches that resistance too can be honorable, when born of courage rather than malice.