ततः कुमारमासाद्य लीलया तारकोऽब्रवीत् । अहो बालातिबालस्त्वं यत्त्वं गीर्वाणवाक्यतः
tataḥ kumāramāsādya līlayā tārako'bravīt | aho bālātibālastvaṃ yattvaṃ gīrvāṇavākyataḥ
پھر تارک کھیل کے انداز میں کمار کے پاس آ کر بولا: “واہ! تو تو بالکل ننھا سا بچہ ہے، جو دیوتاؤں کے کہنے پر چلا آیا ہے۔”
Tāraka
Scene: Tāraka draws near with a mocking smile, speaking lightly; Skanda stands poised, youthful and radiant, unshaken—tension between taunt and impending divine response.
Arrogance belittles the divine in outward form; spiritual authority is not measured by age or appearance but by dharma’s sanction.
None; this is direct speech within the battle narrative.
None.