Shloka 2
द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर-प्रारम्भः
Commencement of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
स कदाचिद् वन राजा मृगयां निर्ययौ पुरात् मृगान् विध्यन् वराहांश्व चचार रिपुमर्दन:,एक दिन वे नगरसे निकलकर वनमें हिंसक पशुओंको मारनेके लिये गये। वहाँ वे रिपुमर्दन नरेश वराहों और अन्य हिंसक पशुओंको मारते हुए इधर-उधर विचरने लगे
sa kadācid vana-rājā mṛgayāṃ niryayau purāt | mṛgān vidhyan varāhāṃś ca cacāra ripu-mardanaḥ ||
Minsan, ang hari ng kahariang nasa gilid ng kagubatan ay lumabas mula sa kanyang lungsod upang mangaso. Pinapana at pinababagsak niya ang mababangis na hayop—mga baboy-ramo at iba pang mailap na huli—at ang “tagadurog ng mga kaaway” ay naglibot sa gubat, lubos na nalulunod sa paghabol at dahas ng pangangaso.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames hunting as a royal pastime tied to prowess (“crusher of foes”), while implicitly foregrounding the ethical tension of violence for sport versus restraint; it sets up consequences that often follow when rulers act under impulse in the forest setting.
A king leaves his city and enters the forest on a hunt, killing game such as boars and roaming about; this action functions as the narrative trigger for the ensuing encounter described by the Gandharva.