Shloka 8
आचार्यवचनेनाथ कृतस्वस्त्ययनो युवा । बद्धगोधाडलुलित्राण: पूर्णतूण: सकार्मुक:,तदनन्तर आचार्यके कहनेसे स्वस्तिवाचन कराकर तरुण वीर अर्जुन गोहके चमड़ेके बने हुए हाथके दस्ताने पहने, बाणोंसे भरा तरकस लिये धनुषसहित रंगभूमिमें दिखायी दिये। वे श्याम शरीरपर सोनेका कवच धारण किये ऐसे सुशोभित हो रहे थे, मानो सूर्य, इन्द्रधनुष, विद्युत् और संध्याकालसे युक्त मेघ शोभा पाता हो
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: ācāryavacanena atha kṛtasvastyayano yuvā baddhagodhāḍalulitrāṇaḥ pūrṇatūṇaḥ sakārmukaḥ.
Vaiśampāyana disse: Então, por ordem do mestre, depois de recitadas as bênçãos auspiciosas, surgiu o jovem herói—com as mãos protegidas por luvas de couro de iguana, a aljava cheia e o arco na mão. Assim equipado e disciplinado sob a palavra do seu preceptor, entrou na arena, pronto para exibir a perícia sem transgredir os limites da conduta correta.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action under rightful authority: the student acts only after the teacher’s instruction and after auspicious rites, showing that skill and power should be exercised within the framework of dharma, training, and proper procedure.
After the preceptor’s order and the recitation of benedictions, the young warrior appears in full martial equipment—gloves, filled quiver, and bow—signaling his formal entry into the arena to demonstrate his trained prowess.