Shloka 30
Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam
Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation
त्वामृते न हि लोकेडन्य एकाह्वा पृथिवीपते । समर्थो योजनशतं गन्तुम श्वैर्नराधिप,नरेश्वर! पृथ्वीनाथ! मैं यह अच्छी तरह जानती हूँ कि इस जगत्में आपके सिवा दूसरा कोई ऐसा पुरुष नहीं है, जो एक ही दिनमें घोड़े जुते हुए रथकी सवारीसे सौ योजन दूरतक जानेमें समर्थ हो
tvām ṛte na hi loke ’nya ekaḥ vā pṛthivīpate | samartho yojanaśataṁ gantuṁ aśvaiḥ narādhipa ||
Dijo Bṛhadaśvā: «Aparte de ti, oh señor de la tierra, no hay en este mundo ningún otro hombre capaz de recorrer cien yojanas en un solo día, montado en un carro tirado por caballos. Esto lo sé bien».
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights exceptional competence as a royal virtue: a true ruler is distinguished by extraordinary capability and readiness to act swiftly when needed, and such excellence is recognized and affirmed by the wise.
Bṛhadaśvā addresses a king and praises him as uniquely able to cover an immense distance—one hundred yojanas—in a single day by horse-drawn chariot, emphasizing that no one else in the world can match this feat.