Shloka 9
Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure
आगमद् द्वारकावासी ममाप्त: पुरुषो नूप । योउद्राक्षीत् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं बहुसंग्रामकर्षितम्
āgamad dvārakāvāsī mamāptaḥ puruṣo nṛpa | yo ’drākṣīt pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṃ bahusaṅgrāmakarśitam ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະມະຫາກະສັດ, ຊາຍຜູ້ໜຶ່ງທີ່ເປັນຄົນໄວ້ໃຈໄດ້ຂອງຂ້າ, ເປັນຊາວເມືອງດວາຣະກາ, ໄດ້ມາພົບຂ້າ. ລາວໄດ້ເຫັນດ້ວຍຕາຕົນເອງ ອາຣະຈຸນ—ຜູ້ປະເສີດທີ່ສຸດໃນບັນດາປານດະວະ—ຖືກສຶກຫຼໍ່ ແລະ ອ່ອນແຮງ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມເຄັ່ງຕຶງຂອງສົງຄາມຫຼາຍຄັ້ງ.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the greatest heroes are subject to exhaustion and decline; the epic underscores the ethical cost of prolonged warfare and the need for sober reflection after conflict.
Vaiśampāyana reports to the king that a trusted man from Dvārakā has arrived and personally witnessed Arjuna in a weakened state, worn down by many battles—setting up subsequent developments in the Ashvamedhika narrative.