Shloka 3
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
नर्तकाश्चाप्यनृत्यन्त जगुर्गीतानि गायका: । कुरुवंशस्तवार्थानि मधुरं रक्तकण्ठिन:,नर्तक नाचने और रागयुक्त कण्ठवाले गायक कुरुकुलकी स्तुतिसे युक्त मधुर गीत गाने लगे
nartakāś cāpy anṛtyanta jagur gītāni gāyakāḥ | kuruvaṁśas tavārthāni madhuraṁ raktakaṇṭhinaḥ ||
ನರ್ತಕರು ನೃತ್ಯಮಾಡಿದರು; ರಾಗಭರಿತ ಕಂಠದ ಗಾಯಕರು ಕುರುವಂಶದ ಸ್ತುತಿಯೊಡನೆ ಮಧುರ ಗೀತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಡಿದರು—ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ (ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರನ) ಕೀರ್ತಿಯೂ ಹಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal courts employ art—dance and song—to glorify lineage and authority. Ethically, it points to the power of praise and spectacle to shape perception, sometimes masking the harsher realities surrounding kingship and war.
Sañjaya reports that performers at court begin dancing and singing melodious, rāga-colored songs that extol the Kuru line and offer praise directed to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra).