Shloka 5
Rājagṛhe Magadheśvarasya yuddhāhvānam — Arjunena saṃyamaḥ
The Rājagṛha Challenge and Arjuna’s Restraint
पूजां तत्र यथान्यायं प्रतिगृह्य धनंजय: । पुनरावृत्य कौन्तेयो दशार्णानगमत् तदा,उन सभी राज्योंमें यथोचित पूजा ग्रहण करके कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुन पुनः लौटकर दशार्ण देशमें आये
pūjāṃ tatra yathānyāyaṃ pratigṛhya dhanaṃjayaḥ | punarāvṛtya kaunteyo daśārṇān agamat tadā ||
Setelah menerima penghormatan dan persembahan itu menurut adat yang wajar, Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), putera Kuntī, berpaling kembali dan pada waktu itu menuju ke negeri Daśārṇa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yathānyāya—acting according to proper rule and custom. Even amid political or military undertakings, one should accept honors without arrogance and proceed with disciplined adherence to dharma and social protocol.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Arjuna, after receiving due ceremonial honors from the states he visited, turns back and goes on to the Daśārṇa region, continuing his journey connected with the wider Ashvamedha enterprise.