Shloka 5
Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure
युयुधानेन सहित: प्रद्मुम्नेन गदेन च । निशठेनाथ साम्बेन तथैव कृतवर्मणा
yuyudhānena sahitaḥ pradyumnena gadena ca | niśaṭhenātha sāmbena tathaiva kṛtavarmaṇā ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພ້ອມກັບ ຢຸຍຸທານະ (ສາຕະຍະກິ) ແລະຍັງມີ ປຣັດຍຸມນະ ກັບ ກະດະ; ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ ນິສະຖະ, ສາມບະ ແລະ ກຣິດວະຣະມັນ—ບັນດາວຣິສນິ ຜູ້ເປັນຍອດໃນບັນດາສັດມີຊີວິດ ໄດ້ມາຫາ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ ໂດຍວາງ ພຣະສຣີກຣິດສະນະ ແລະ ພຣະບະລະເທວະ ໄວ້ນໍາໜ້າ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after victory and upheaval, dharma is upheld through humility, proper honor, and collective responsibility: leaders and allies approach the righteous king in an orderly, respectful manner, placing the highest-worthy figures at the forefront.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Vṛṣṇi heroes—Sātyaki, Pradyumna, Gada, Niśaṭha, Sāmba, and Kṛtavarman—come to Yudhiṣṭhira, with Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva leading them, indicating a formal visit of support and counsel in the Ashvamedha context.