Shloka 9
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
युद्धगान्धर्वसेवी च सर्वत्राप्रतिघस्तथा । एतैश्वान्यैश्व बहुभिरययुक्तो गुणगणैर्मुनि:
yuddhagāndharvasevī ca sarvatrāpratighas tathā | etaiś cānyaiś ca bahubhir ayukto guṇagaṇair muniḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Ia tekun dalam seni peperangan dan dalam pengetahuan Gandharwa (musik serta kehalusan budi), dan di mana pun ia berada tak pernah terhalang—tak pernah tertahan oleh perlawanan. Demikianlah, wahai resi, ia dianugerahi ini dan banyak gugusan kebajikan lainnya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ideal of cultivated excellence: true eminence is not only martial capability but also refinement through the arts, joined with a strength of presence that is not easily obstructed—an ethical portrait of a worthy figure described through accumulated virtues.
Vaiśampāyana continues a laudatory description of a person’s qualities, emphasizing his devotion to both warfare and Gandharva arts and stating that he moved without hindrance, being endowed with many virtues.