Shloka 20
अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः
Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection
ततः कृष्णं महाबाहुं भ्रातृभ्यां सहितं तदा । रथस्थं मागधा दृष्टवा समपद्यन्त विस्मिता:,तदनन्तर दोनों फुफेरे भाइयोंके साथ रथपर बैठे हुए महाबाहु श्रीकृष्णको देखकर मगधके निवासी बड़े विस्मित हुए
tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhrātṛbhyāṃ sahitaṃ tadā | rathasthaṃ māgadhā dṛṣṭvā samapadyanta vismitāḥ ||
ຕໍ່ມາ ຊາວມະຄະທະ ເຫັນພຣະກຣິດສະນາຜູ້ມີແຂນແຂງກ້າ ປະທັບຢູ່ເທິງລົດຮົບພ້ອມກັບຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງສອງຄົນ ກໍ່ຕົກຕະລຶງຢ່າງຫຼາຍ ແລະຢືນອຶ້ງຢູ່—ເປັນນິມິດວ່າການປະຈັນໜ້ານັ້ນກຳລັງຈະຫັນໄປສູ່ເຫດການອັນພິເສດຍິ່ງ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how true power and moral authority can manifest as a presence that commands spontaneous respect and awe; it sets an ethical tone that greatness is recognized not merely by force but by the stature and purpose embodied by a leader.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the people of Magadha see Kṛṣṇa on his chariot, accompanied by two cousin-brothers, and they become astonished—marking a dramatic moment as Kṛṣṇa’s arrival draws immediate attention and signals an important confrontation or negotiation.