Shloka 89
“मान्धाताने समरांगणमें राजा अंगार, मरुत्त, असित, गय तथा अंगराज बृहद्रथको भी पराजित कर दिया था ।। यौवनाश्वो यदाज्ारं समरे प्रत्ययुध्यत । विस्फारैर्धनुषो देवा द्यौरभेदीति मेनिरे
Māndhātāne samarāṅgaṇe rājā Aṅgāraṃ Maruttaṃ Asitaṃ Gayaṃ tathā Aṅgarājaṃ Bṛhadrathaṃ ca parājitaṃ kṛtavān. Yauvanāśvo yadā yuddhe samare pratyayudhyata, visphārair dhanuṣo devā dyauḥ-bhedīti meṇire.
Vāyu berkata: Di medan laga, Raja Māndhātā menundukkan Aṅgāra, Marutta, Asita, Gaya, bahkan Bṛhadratha, raja Aṅga. Dan ketika Yauvanāśva membalas bertempur dalam perang itu, para dewa, mendengar dentang dahsyat tali busurnya, mengira langit sendiri terbelah.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya ideal: a ruler’s duty includes courage, steadfast counter-combat, and the capacity to protect and prevail. The gods’ reaction to the bow’s twang elevates martial discipline into a form of renowned excellence—valor that becomes ethically meaningful when aligned with rightful kingship and duty.
Vāyu recounts feats of ancient kings: Māndhātṛ defeats several notable rulers, including Bṛhadratha of Aṅga. Then Yauvanāśva is described fighting in battle; the sound of his bow is so powerful that the gods imagine the sky itself is being split.