Shloka 31
Adhyāya 73: Damayantī’s Investigation of Bāhuka
Keśinī’s Observations
बाहुको रथमादाय रथशालामुपागमत् । स मोचयित्वा तानश्चानुपचर्य च शास्त्रत:
bāhuko ratham ādāya rathaśālām upāgamat | sa mocayitvā tān aśvān upacarya ca śāstrataḥ ||
Bāhuka nahm den Wagen und begab sich zum Wagenhaus. Dort spannte er die Pferde aus und versorgte sie anschließend nach den rechten Vorschriften.
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even routine work should be done with discipline and according to proper standards (śāstrataḥ). The verse highlights dharma expressed as careful, rule-guided service rather than mere outward heroics.
Bāhuka takes the chariot to the chariot-house, unharnesses the horses, and then tends to them properly, following the correct procedures expected of a skilled attendant.