Shloka 9
युद्धसंग्रहः
Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary
अतीव प्रेक्षणीयो 5 भून्मेरु्मुनिगणैरिव । मत्तानां हृष्टरूपाणां स्त्रीणां पुंसां च भारत
atīva prekṣaṇīyo bhūn merur munigaṇair iva | mattānāṁ hṛṣṭarūpāṇāṁ strīṇāṁ puṁsāṁ ca bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: Hỡi Bhārata, cảnh ấy trở nên vô cùng đáng ngắm—như núi Meru được vây quanh bởi đoàn hiền triết—giữa đám nam nữ say men hoan hỷ, gương mặt rạng ngời, dáng vẻ hân hoan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective joy and auspicious order make a scene ‘worthy to behold’; ethical life and rightful ritual observance are portrayed as producing harmony and visible well-being in society.
The narrator describes a splendid, festive scene in the Ashvamedhika context: people—men and women—are exhilarated and radiant, and the gathering is compared to Mount Meru encircled by sages, emphasizing grandeur and auspiciousness.