Shloka 16
द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर-प्रारम्भः
Commencement of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
तयोरविवदतोरेवं समीपमुपचक्रमे । ऋषिरुग्रतपा: पार्थ विश्वामित्र: प्रतापवान्,अर्जुन! जब राजा तथा ऋषिषपुत्र दोनों इस प्रकार विवाद कर रहे थे, उग्रतपस्वी प्रतापी विश्वामित्र मुनि उनके निकट चले गये
tayor avivadator evaṁ samīpam upacakrame | ṛṣir ugratapāḥ pārtha viśvāmitraḥ pratāpavān ||
O Pārtha, während die beiden so weiter stritten, trat der machtvolle Weise Viśvāmitra, berühmt für seine strengen Askesen, zu ihnen heran.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
When contention escalates, dharma is safeguarded by turning to higher discipline and impartial authority; the sage’s presence represents restraint, clarity, and the ethical ordering of power.
Two parties are engaged in a dispute; at that moment the powerful ascetic sage Viśvāmitra comes close, indicating an impending intervention or judgment that will shape the outcome.