Shloka 8
कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः
Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence
कुन्तीसमीपे पुरुषोत्तमौ तु यमाविमौ विष्णुमहेन्द्रकल्पौ । मनुष्यलोके सकले समो<स्ति ययोर्न रूपे न बले न शीले
kuntīsāmīpe puruṣottamau tu yamāv imau viṣṇumahendrakalpau | manuṣyaloke sakale samo 'sti yayor na rūpe na bale na śīle ||
三阇耶说：“在昆蒂身旁坐着这两位人中最胜者——双生兄弟那俱罗与娑诃提婆——同日而生，光彩如毗湿奴与因陀罗。在整个人世间，无人能在容貌、力量与高贵品行上与他们匹敌。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence is not measured by power alone: true eminence combines rūpa (grace), bala (capacity), and śīla (ethical character). The verse holds up Nakula and Sahadeva as models of integrated virtue—strength governed by noble conduct.
Sañjaya is describing to the listener the scene near Kuntī, pointing out the twin Pāṇḍava brothers Nakula and Sahadeva seated close by her, and praising them as unmatched among men and comparable in splendor to Viṣṇu and Indra.