Shloka 5
Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure
युयुधानेन सहित: प्रद्मुम्नेन गदेन च । निशठेनाथ साम्बेन तथैव कृतवर्मणा
yuyudhānena sahitaḥ pradyumnena gadena ca | niśaṭhenātha sāmbena tathaiva kṛtavarmaṇā ||
যুয়ুধান (সাত্যকি), প্রদ্যুম্ন ও গদসহ, এবং নিশঠ, সাম্ব ও কৃতবর্মাসহ সেই বৃষ্ণিবংশীয়েরা—ভগবান শ্রীকৃষ্ণ ও বলদেবকে অগ্রে রেখে—যুধিষ্ঠিরের কাছে এলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after victory and upheaval, dharma is upheld through humility, proper honor, and collective responsibility: leaders and allies approach the righteous king in an orderly, respectful manner, placing the highest-worthy figures at the forefront.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Vṛṣṇi heroes—Sātyaki, Pradyumna, Gada, Niśaṭha, Sāmba, and Kṛtavarman—come to Yudhiṣṭhira, with Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva leading them, indicating a formal visit of support and counsel in the Ashvamedha context.