Shloka 42
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
तन्तु शत्रुजितं तात पूर्वं कश्चिदिद्वजोत्मः ।
गालवोऽभ्यागमद्धीमान् गृहीत्वा तुरगोत्तमम् ॥
tantu śatrujitaṃ tāta pūrvaṃ kaścid idvaja-uttamaḥ | gālavo 'bhyāgamad dhīmān gṛhītvā turagottamam ||
บัดนี้ ท่านพ่อผู้เป็นที่รัก ก่อนนั้นมีพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ (ทวิชะผู้เลิศ) นามว่า ศัตรุชิตะ และกาลวะผู้มีปัญญาได้มาถึงพร้อมนำม้าชั้นเลิศมาด้วย।
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FAQs
The text transitions from abstract teaching to concrete story, implying that dharma is best understood via lived examples and specific dilemmas (often involving gifts, obligations, and right conduct).
This is narrative (ākhyāna) material; depending on continuation, it may connect to vaṃśānucarita (accounts of notable persons) rather than cosmological categories.
The ‘excellent horse’ often symbolizes high value/energy/prāṇa in purāṇic storytelling; who rightly receives, gives, or employs it becomes a test of dharma and discernment.