Shloka 5
सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः
संह्ादनो राजरथो य इहास्मानुपावहत् । जैत्रो रथवर: पुण्यो मेघसागरनि:स्वन: ।। अष्टौ यं कुररच्छाया: सदश्वा राष्ट्रसम्मता:
Saṁhādano rājaratho ya ihāsmān upāvahat | Jaitro rathavaraḥ puṇyo meghasāgara-niḥsvanaḥ || Aṣṭau yaṁ kuraracchāyāḥ sadaśvā rāṣṭra-sammatāḥ |
由提施提罗说：“这乘名为‘三诃陀那’的王车，曾载我们至此，是凯旋之车、诸车之最——吉祥而神圣——其轰鸣如云雷与海涛。它由八匹良马牵引，色如库拉拉鸟之影，名闻四方，为全国所称许。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal power is ideally framed by auspiciousness and public legitimacy: the chariot is praised not merely for strength and sound, but as ‘puṇya’ and ‘rāṣṭra-sammata’—suggesting that true prestige is tied to recognized, ethically sanctioned order rather than brute force alone.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes and praises the royal chariot that has carried them, emphasizing its victorious character, its awe-inspiring roar, and the eight renowned horses that draw it—setting a tone of grandeur and public recognition within the Sabha Parva context.