Shloka 6
सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter
तत्र तित्तिरिकल्माषान् मण्डूकाख्यान् हयोत्तमान् | लेभे स करमत्यन्तं गन्धर्वनगरात् तदा
tatra tittirikalmāṣān maṇḍūkākhyān hayottamān | lebhe sa karam atyantaṃ gandharvanagarāt tadā ||
அங்கே கந்தர்வ நகரத்திலிருந்து அவன் வரியாகத் ‘தித்திரி’, ‘கல்மாஷ’, ‘மண்டூக’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற பல சிறந்த குதிரைகளை மிகுதியாகப் பெற்றான்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily conveys royal acquisition and abundance: excellent resources (horses) are gathered from extraordinary sources, reflecting prosperity and readiness; it implies the importance of securing strong means for governance and statecraft.
In the course of the account, the subject (saḥ) obtains many superior horses—named Tittiri, Kalmāṣa, and Maṇḍūka—from Gandharvanagara, indicating a notable gain of valuable steeds.