Shloka 7
Śakuntalā’s Satya-Discourse and the Recognition of Bharata (शकुन्तला–सत्योपदेशः; भरतप्रतिग्रहः)
नानायुधधरैश्वापि नानावेषधरैस्तथा । ह्षितस्वनमिश्रैश्न क्षेगेडितास्फोटितस्वनै:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
nānāyudhadharair vāpi nānāveṣadharais tathā |
hṛṣitasvanamiśraiś ca khegeḍitāsphoṭitasvanaiḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—طرح طرح کے ہتھیار اٹھائے اور گوناگوں لباسوں میں سجے یودھاؤں کی خوشی سے بھری ملی جلی صدائیں، کھیلتی ہوئی للکاریں، اور تالیاں و بازو جھٹکنے کی آوازیں—ان سب سے ہر طرف بڑا شور و غوغا مچ گیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal power is publicly enacted: disciplined warriors, varied arms and attire, and controlled tumult create a spectacle that consolidates a king’s authority and reputation. Ethically, it points to the social function of kṣatriya display—strength and order presented as protection and legitimacy, not mere noise.
As the expedition/army moves, the warriors—armed in many ways and dressed in varied guises—raise a loud, mixed clamor of excited shouts and snapping/clapping sounds. The narration sets the atmosphere of a grand martial departure and the public visibility of royal might.