Shloka 3
नकुलस्य प्रतीची-दिग्विजयः
Nakula’s Conquest of the Western Quarter
स गत्वा नरशार्दूल: पज्चालानां पुरं महत्,महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना । हस्त्यश्वरथपूर्णेन दंशितेन प्रतापवान् २ ।।
sa gatvā naraśārdūlaḥ pāñcālānāṃ puraṃ mahat, mahatā balacakreṇa pararāṣṭrāvamardinā | hasty-aśva-ratha-pūrṇena daṃśitena pratāpavān || vṛto bharataśārdūlo dviṣac-choka-vivardhanaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ce tigre parmi les hommes se mit en route et atteignit la grande cité des Pāñcālas, escorté d’une vaste armée, telle une roue de guerre broyant les royaumes adverses. Ce puissant guerrier—dont les troupes regorgeaient d’éléphants, de chevaux et de chars, et étaient munies de cuirasses—avançait en illustre rejeton des Bhārata, augmentant la douleur de ses ennemis.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames martial strength as ethically situated within kṣatriya-dharma: force is portrayed as rightful when organized, disciplined, and exercised under legitimate royal direction to establish or protect political order.
Vaiśampāyana describes a heroic leader advancing to the great city of the Pāñcālas with a massive, well-equipped army—elephants, horses, and chariots—capable of subduing enemy realms and causing grief to opponents.