Shloka 2
उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः
Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure
संस्तूयमाना: स्तुतिभि: सूतमागधवन्दिभि: । स्वेन सैन्येन संवीता यथादित्या: स्वरश्मिभि:
saṁstūyamānāḥ stutibhiḥ sūtamāgadhavandibhiḥ | svena sainyena saṁvītā yathādityāḥ svaraśmibhiḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Mientras los bardos—sūtas, māgadhas y vandins—avanzaban cantando sus alabanzas con múltiples elogios, los Pāṇḍavas, rodeados por su propio ejército, parecían soles radiantes y espléndidos, como si estuvieran adornados y circundados por sus propios rayos.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate sovereignty is not merely force but a visible harmony of public recognition (praise by authorized court bards) and protective order (being surrounded by one’s own disciplined army). The sun-and-rays simile conveys that true royal splendor naturally radiates from rightful standing and well-ordered support.
As the Pāṇḍavas proceed, professional panegyrists—sūtas, māgadhas, and vandins—sing their virtues. The brothers are shown moving with their forces around them, and the narrator likens their appearance to the sun shining, encircled by its own rays.