Shloka 5
दमयन्त्याः व्याकुलता — स्वयंवरसंनिपातः — देवदूतयाचनम्
Damayantī’s Distress, Proclamation of the Svayaṃvara, and the Gods’ Request
देवपुत्रौ महाभागौ देवराजसमझ्ुती | नकुल: सहदेवश्न पाण्डवौ युद्धदुर्मदौ,'देवपुत्र महाभाग नकुल-सहदेव देवराज इन्द्रके समान तेजस्वी हैं। वे दोनों ही पाण्डव युद्धमें प्रचण्ड हैं
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | devaputrau mahābhāgau devarājasamadyutī | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca pāṇḍavau yuddhadurmadau ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— “देवपुत्र, महाभाग, देवराज इंद्रासारखे तेजस्वी—नकुल आणि सहदेव—हे दोघे पांडव युद्धात उन्मत्त-प्रचंड होते।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that noble power and martial excellence, when aligned with a dharmic cause, become legitimate supports of righteousness; divine gifts are portrayed as responsibilities expressed through disciplined valor.
Vaiśampāyana is describing Nakula and Sahadeva, praising them as divinely born and radiant like Indra, emphasizing their formidable, battle-ready temperament among the Pāṇḍavas.