Shloka 3
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
स समानवयो-बुद्धि-सत्त्व-विक्रम-चेष्टितैः ।
नृपपुत्रो नृपसुतैर्नित्यमास्ते समावृतः ॥
sa samānavayo-buddhi-sattva-vikrama-ceṣṭitaiḥ | nṛpaputro nṛpasutair nityam āste samāvṛtaḥ ||
Aquele príncipe, sempre cercado por outros príncipes de mesma idade—iguais a ele em discernimento, coragem, valor e conduta—permanecia continuamente em sua companhia.
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FAQs
Character is shaped by saṅga (company). The verse praises peer association grounded in matched virtues—intellect, courage, and disciplined conduct—implying that noble companionship stabilizes a ruler’s temperament.
It belongs to Vaṃśānucarita / Carita-style narrative (dynastic/biographical episode), not to Sarga/Pratisarga or Manvantara enumeration in this specific verse.
On a symbolic reading, the ‘same-age, same-virtue’ circle suggests harmonized inner faculties (buddhi–sattva–vikrama–ceṣṭā) surrounding the central self, indicating integrated leadership rather than scattered impulses.