Shloka 7
कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः
Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence
६ ।। यस्त्वेष पाश्वेंडस्य महाधनुष्मान् श्यामो युवा वारणयूथपाभ: । सिंहोन्नतांसो गजखेलगामी पद्मायताक्षोअर्जुन एष वीर:,इनके बगलमें जो ये महाधनुर्धर और श्याम रंगके नवयुवक दिखायी देते हैं, जिनके कंधे सिंहके समान ऊँचे हैं, जो हाथियोंके यूथपति गजराजके समान प्रतीत होते हैं और हाथीके ही समान मस्तानी चालसे चलते हैं, ये कमलदलके समान विशाल नेत्रोंवाले वीरवर अर्जुन हैं
yastveṣa pārśvendrasya mahādhanuṣmān śyāmo yuvā vāraṇayūthapābhaḥ | siṃhonnatāṃso gajakelagāmī padmāyatākṣo 'rjuna eṣa vīraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “At ang nasa tabi ng panginoon—maitim ang kutis, isang kabataang bayani na may tangan na makapangyarihang busog—ay wari’y pinuno ng kawan ng mga elepante. Mataas ang balikat na gaya ng leon, at kumikilos sa marangal na lakad ng malaking elepante; ang mandirigmang may matang tulad ng talulot ng lotus na ito ay si Arjuna.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models epic ethical admiration: true martial excellence is portrayed not merely as strength but as composed dignity—steadiness, self-control, and noble bearing—symbolized through lion-like shoulders and an elephant-leader’s gait.
Sañjaya identifies and praises Arjuna by vivid similes, pointing him out as a youthful, dark-hued master archer whose presence resembles a lion in stature and an elephant leader in majesty and movement.