Shloka 17
Rathaghoṣa–Saṃjñāna: Damayantī’s Inference and the Dispatch of the Envoy (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 71)
एते हया गमिष्यन्ति विदर्भान् नात्र संशय: । यानन्यान् मन्यसे राजन् ब्रूहि तान् योजयामि ते,ये मेरे चुने हुए घोड़े अवश्य विदर्भदेशकी राजधानीतक पहुँचेंगे, इसमें संशय नहीं है। महाराज! इन्हें छोड़कर आप जिनको ठीक समझें, उन्हींको मैं रथमें जोत दूँगा
ete hayā gamiṣyanti vidarbhān nātra saṁśayaḥ | yān anyān manyase rājan brūhi tān yojayāmi te ||
Wika ni Bāhuka: “Ang mga kabayong ito’y tiyak na makararating sa Vidarbha—walang alinlangan. O hari, kung sa palagay mo’y may ibang kabayong higit na angkop, sabihin mo; yaon ang aking igagapos sa karwahe mo.”
बाहुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible service: confidence grounded in skill, coupled with humility and deference to the king’s judgment—offering the best counsel while honoring the superior’s choice.
Bāhuka, acting as a charioteer, assures the king that his selected horses will certainly reach Vidarbha, yet invites the king to choose different horses if he prefers, promising to harness them accordingly.