Shloka 18
Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure
इदमन्यच्च कौन्तेय वच: स पुरुषोडब्रवीत् | धनंजयस्य नृपते तन््मे निगदत: शूणु,(श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं--) “कुन्तीनन्दन नरेश्वर! उस मनुष्यने अर्जुनकी कही हुई यह एक बात और बतायी थी, उसे भी मेरे मुँहसे सुन लीजिये
idam anyac ca kaunteya vacaḥ sa puruṣo ’bravīt | dhanañjayasya nṛpate tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu ||
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة: «يا ابنَ كُنتِي، لقد نطق ذلك الرجل أيضًا بقولٍ آخر. أيها الملك، اسمع مني وأنا أسرده: تلك الزيادة التي نُقلت بشأن دهنَنْجَيَا (أرجونا).»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical importance of faithful transmission: the narrator carefully distinguishes an “additional statement” and asks the king to listen attentively, underscoring responsibility in reporting what was said about Arjuna.
Vaiśampāyana continues his account to King Yudhiṣṭhira, introducing that a certain man reported one more point connected with Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), and he now proceeds to relay it.