Shloka 8
सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter
तत एन॑ महावीर्य महाकाया महाबला: । द्वारपाला: समासाद्य हृष्टा वचनमन्रुवन्,इतनेहीमें महापराक्रमी अर्जुनके पास बहुत-से विशालकाय महाबली द्वारपाल आ पहुँचे और प्रसन्नतापूर्वक बोले--
tata enaṁ mahāvīryaṁ mahākāyā mahābalāḥ | dvārapālāḥ samāsādya hṛṣṭā vacanam abruvan ||
Bấy giờ, những người giữ cổng—thân hình vạm vỡ, sức lực phi thường—tiến đến gần vị dũng sĩ ấy, lòng hân hoan, rồi cất lời cung kính.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as orderly conduct within institutions: guardians perform their duty of regulating access, and their pleased, respectful speech reflects proper etiquette and disciplined service in a royal setting.
In the royal hall context of the Sabha Parva, powerful gatekeepers approach the mighty hero (understood here as Arjuna in the given edition’s gloss) and, being pleased, speak to him—signaling a formal reception or communication at the threshold.