Shloka 4
Śakuntalā’s Satya-Discourse and the Recognition of Bharata (शकुन्तला–सत्योपदेशः; भरतप्रतिग्रहः)
वनं जगाम गहनं हयनागशतैर्वृत: । बलेन चतुरज्जेण वृत: परमवल्गुना
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vanaṃ jagāma gahanaṃ hayanāgaśatair vṛtaḥ | balena caturajjeṇa vṛtaḥ paramavalgunā ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: Có một lần, vua Duṣyanta, bậc dũng sĩ cánh tay hùng mạnh, lên đường hướng về khu rừng rậm sâu; quanh ngài là hàng trăm voi ngựa, và theo hầu là đạo quân tứ binh rực rỡ, chỉnh tề.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds rājanīti (royal conduct): a king’s strength is shown as organized, restrained power—moving with a well-ordered fourfold army—setting an ethical frame that authority should be disciplined and purposeful, not chaotic.
The narrator describes a king proceeding into a dense forest, surrounded by many horses and elephants and escorted by a splendid fourfold army, establishing the scene for events that will unfold in the forest setting.