Shloka 20
इस प्रकार अच्छे घोड़ोंसे जुते हुए सुवर्णमालामण्डित तीस हजार रथ भी उस समय इनका अनुसरण करते थे ।।
enaṃ aṣṭaśatāḥ sūtāḥ sumṛṣṭa-maṇi-kuṇḍalāḥ | abruvan māgadhaiḥ sārdhaṃ purā śakram ivarṣayaḥ ||
Arjuna disse: “Assim como os antigos sábios louvaram Indra, do mesmo modo oitocentos bardos—Sūtas juntamente com Māgadhas—adornados com brincos como joias, finamente polidos, cantavam em alta voz as virtudes deste herói enquanto ele avançava, cercado pelo esplendor e pelo séquito do poder régio.”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how public acclaim and royal pageantry are constructed through skilled praise-singers (Sūtas and Māgadhas). Ethically, it suggests that fame and authority are reinforced by social recognition, and it invites discernment between genuine virtue and the outward machinery of glorification.
Arjuna describes a grand royal procession: eight hundred professional bards, adorned with polished jewel-like earrings, accompany and loudly proclaim the hero’s qualities—likened to the way ancient sages praised Indra (Śakra).