Shloka 32
पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्
The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara
गन्धर्व उवाच 3644४ हब तच्छृत्वा वसिष्ठस्थ पयस्विनी । ऊर्ध्वाज्चितशि प्रबभौ रौद्रदर्शना,गन्धर्व कहता है--अर्जुन! “यहीं रहो" वसिष्ठजीका यह वचन सुनकर नन्दिनीने अपने सिर और गर्दनको ऊपरकी ओर उठाया। उस समय वह देखनेमें बड़ी भयानक जान पड़ती थी
gandharva uvāca | tat śrutvā vasiṣṭhasya payasvinī ūrdhvaṃ śiraś ca grīvāṃ ca samutkṣipya prababhau raudradarśanā |
乾闼婆说道：听到婆悉吒的命令“留在这里”，那头赐乳的母牛难陀尼昂起头颈。就在那一刻，她显得凶猛而可怖——昭示着圣仙言语背后的威力，以及对依法应受守护之物的护持。
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the potency of a righteous sage’s command and the protective force aligned with dharma: when legitimate authority is threatened, dharmic power manifests to defend what is rightfully safeguarded.
After hearing Vasiṣṭha’s words, Nandinī (described as a milk-giving cow) raises her head and neck and suddenly appears terrifying—an omen-like transformation indicating readiness to act in defense under the sage’s direction.