Shloka 2
वज्रदत्तेन सह अर्जुनयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s engagement with Vajradatta during the Aśvamedha circuit
स हयं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य विषयान्तमुपागतम् । युयुधे भरतश्रेष्ठ वज्जदत्तो महीपति:
sa hayaṁ pāṇḍuputrasya viṣayāntam upāgatam | yuyudhe bharataśreṣṭha vajradatto mahīpatiḥ ||
ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပါယနက ပြောသည်– «အို ဘာရတတို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံး၊ ပाण्डု၏သား၏ အရှွမေဓမြင်းသည် သူ၏နယ်နိမိတ်သို့ ရောက်လာသောအခါ မဟာပတိ ဝဇ္ရဒတ္တသည် ထိုမြင်းနှင့် စစ်ဆင်တိုက်ခိုက်하였다»။
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic tension between imperial ritual authority (the Aśvamedha horse roaming as a sign of overlordship) and a local king’s duty to defend his realm’s borders; conflict arises when sovereignty is tested at the frontier.
During Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha, the sacrificial horse enters the boundary of Vajradatta’s territory, and Vajradatta, as king, prepares to oppose it—initiating a battle episode connected to the horse’s passage.