Shloka 7
अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit
निरुध्यमानस्तैश्लापि गान्धारै: पाण्डुनन्दन:
nirudhyamānas taiś cāpi gāndhāraiḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပါယနက ပြောသည်– ဂန္ဓာရပြည်သူတို့က ဝိုင်းပိတ်ကာ တားဆီးနေသော်လည်း ပဏ္ဍု၏ သားတော်သည် မလှုပ်မယှက် ရပ်တည်ခဲ့၏—တရားသော သတ္တိနှင့် ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်ကို ရန်သူဆန်သော အတားအဆီးက စမ်းသပ်သည့် ခဏတစ်ခါ ဖြစ်၏။
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: when confronted by opposition, a righteous agent (here, a Pāṇḍava) is tested in composure and duty, implying that dharma is upheld not only in victory but also amid restraint and adversity.
Vaiśampāyana describes a Pāṇḍava prince being blocked or surrounded by Gandhāran forces. The line sets up a tense encounter where the hero’s movement or action is checked by adversaries, preparing for the next narrative development.