Shloka 16
Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory
एवमाद्या मनुष्याणां स्त्रीणां च भरतर्षभ
evamādyā manuṣyāṇāṃ strīṇāṃ ca bharatarṣabha
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— “اے بھرتوں کے سَرشٹھ! انسانوں میں بھی اور عورتوں میں بھی آغاز ہی سے ایسے (اقوال/دعائیں) رائج رہے ہیں۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The line functions as a summarizing transition: it frames the preceding account as an account of “first beginnings/precedents” concerning humans and women, implying that present social or ethical patterns are being grounded in an ancient origin narrative.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses the Bharata king (Bharatarṣabha) and concludes or bridges a section by stating that what has just been described pertains to the earliest state or origins of humankind and of women.