Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 74
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
अचल: कनकाक्षश्न बालानामपि य: प्रभु: । संचारकः कोकनदो गृश्रपत्रश्चन जम्बुक:
acalaḥ kanakākṣaś ca bālānām api yaḥ prabhuḥ | sañcārakaḥ kokanado gṛdhrapatraś ca na jambukaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : « Il est inébranlable ; il a les “yeux d’or” ; il est maître même des plus jeunes. Il va et vient tel un messager ; on l’appelle Kokanada ; il est “aux ailes de vautour” — et ce n’est point un chacal. »
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes discerning true strength and nobility: the described figure is steady, authoritative, and fit for responsible movement (as a messenger/scout), and should not be dismissed as something base or cowardly (“not a jackal”).
Vaiśampāyana lists epithets describing a particular person/agent—portraying him as firm, commanding even over the young, active as a mover or messenger, known by specific names, and explicitly distinguished from a contemptible or cowardly type.