Shloka 5
संजय उवाच य एष जाम्बूनदशुद्धगौर- स्तनुर्महासिंह इव प्रवृद्ध: । प्रचण्डघोण: पृथुदीर्घनेत्र- स्ताम्रायताक्ष: कुरुराज एष:
sañjaya uvāca | ya eṣa jāmbūnadaśuddhagauras tanur mahāsiṃha iva pravṛddhaḥ | pracaṇḍaghoṇaḥ pṛthudīrghanetras tāmrāyatākṣaḥ kururāja eṣaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “This one—whose body is fair like purified Jāmbūnada gold, grown and majestic like a great lion, with a prominent, powerful nose, large long eyes, and a gaze tinged with coppery redness—this is the Kuru king, Yudhiṣṭhira.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly links righteous kingship with inner purity and dignified strength: Yudhiṣṭhira is portrayed as refined like purified gold and majestic like a lion, suggesting that ethical authority (dharma) should manifest as calm, mature, and steady power rather than mere aggression.
Sañjaya identifies and describes Yudhiṣṭhira through vivid physical and symbolic traits—golden purity, lion-like majesty, and distinctive eyes—so the listener can recognize the Kuru king and grasp his stature and presence in the scene.