रणांगणे कृतांताभः संख्यावांश्च सदोजिरे । कामिनीकामकेलिज्ञो युवापि स्थविरप्रियः
raṇāṃgaṇe kṛtāṃtābhaḥ saṃkhyāvāṃśca sadojire | kāminīkāmakelijño yuvāpi sthavirapriyaḥ
На поле брани он был подобен самой Смерти и тверд в счёте и совете. Хотя он знал искусства любви, даже в юности был предан тому, что одобряют старшие.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene portrayal: on one side the hero in armor on a battlefield, radiant and fearsome like Yama; on the other, the same youth seated respectfully before elders, receiving counsel, with subtle symbols of disciplined household life.
Strength and competence must be governed by dharma—respect for elders and disciplined conduct even amid worldly knowledge.
No particular tirtha is named; the verse is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s exemplary portrait of righteous rulership in Kāśī’s sacred milieu.
None.