Shloka 2
उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः
Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure
संस्तूयमाना: स्तुतिभि: सूतमागधवन्दिभि: । स्वेन सैन्येन संवीता यथादित्या: स्वरश्मिभि:
saṁstūyamānāḥ stutibhiḥ sūtamāgadhavandibhiḥ | svena sainyena saṁvītā yathādityāḥ svaraśmibhiḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອນັກຂັບຮ້ອງສັນລະເສີນ—ສູຕະ, ມາກະທະ, ແລະ ວັນດິນ—ເດີນຄຽງໄປ ຮ້ອງສັນລະເສີນດ້ວຍຄໍາຍໍຍ້ອງຫຼາຍປະການ, ພວກປານດະວະທີ່ຖືກຫ້ອມລ້ອມໂດຍກອງທັບຂອງຕົນ ກໍປານດັ່ງດວງອາທິດທັງຫຼາຍ ສະຫວ່າງໄສສົດໃສ ດັ່ງຖືກປະດັບແລະຫ້ອມລ້ອມດ້ວຍລໍາແສງຂອງຕົນເອງ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate sovereignty is not merely force but a visible harmony of public recognition (praise by authorized court bards) and protective order (being surrounded by one’s own disciplined army). The sun-and-rays simile conveys that true royal splendor naturally radiates from rightful standing and well-ordered support.
As the Pāṇḍavas proceed, professional panegyrists—sūtas, māgadhas, and vandins—sing their virtues. The brothers are shown moving with their forces around them, and the narrator likens their appearance to the sun shining, encircled by its own rays.