Shloka 89
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
“मान्धाताने समरांगणमें राजा अंगार, मरुत्त, असित, गय तथा अंगराज बृहद्रथको भी पराजित कर दिया था ।। यौवनाश्वो यदाज्ारं समरे प्रत्ययुध्यत । विस्फारैर्धनुषो देवा द्यौरभेदीति मेनिरे
Māndhātāne samarāṅgaṇe rājā Aṅgāraṃ Maruttaṃ Asitaṃ Gayaṃ tathā Aṅgarājaṃ Bṛhadrathaṃ ca parājitaṃ kṛtavān. Yauvanāśvo yadā yuddhe samare pratyayudhyata, visphārair dhanuṣo devā dyauḥ-bhedīti meṇire.
风神伐由说道：在战场上，曼陀诃多王战胜了诸多强盛的君主——昂伽罗、摩鲁多、阿悉多、伽耶，乃至昂伽之王布里诃陀罗他。又当尤瓦那湿婆在那场战争中奋起反击时，诸天听见他弓弦轰然作响，竟以为苍穹都被劈裂。此段既彰显王者武功足以压服敌国之君，也暗示刹帝利勇德之理想：在神明注视之下，仍能坚忍不移、无所畏惧。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya ideal: a ruler’s duty includes courage, steadfast counter-combat, and the capacity to protect and prevail. The gods’ reaction to the bow’s twang elevates martial discipline into a form of renowned excellence—valor that becomes ethically meaningful when aligned with rightful kingship and duty.
Vāyu recounts feats of ancient kings: Māndhātṛ defeats several notable rulers, including Bṛhadratha of Aṅga. Then Yauvanāśva is described fighting in battle; the sound of his bow is so powerful that the gods imagine the sky itself is being split.