Shloka 6
सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter
तत्र तित्तिरिकल्माषान् मण्डूकाख्यान् हयोत्तमान् | लेभे स करमत्यन्तं गन्धर्वनगरात् तदा,वहाँ गन्धर्वनगरसे उन्होंने उस समय करके रूपमें तित्तिरे, कल्माष और मण्डूक नामवाले बहुत-से उत्तम घोड़े प्राप्त किये
tatra tittirikalmāṣān maṇḍūkākhyān hayottamān | lebhe sa karam atyantaṃ gandharvanagarāt tadā ||
وہاں گندھروؤں کے شہر سے اس نے خراج کے طور پر ‘تِتّری’، ‘کَلمَاش’ اور ‘مَندوک’ نامی بے شمار عمدہ گھوڑے کثرت سے حاصل کیے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily conveys royal acquisition and abundance: excellent resources (horses) are gathered from extraordinary sources, reflecting prosperity and readiness; it implies the importance of securing strong means for governance and statecraft.
In the course of the account, the subject (saḥ) obtains many superior horses—named Tittiri, Kalmāṣa, and Maṇḍūka—from Gandharvanagara, indicating a notable gain of valuable steeds.