Shloka 5
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
स दृष्टवोपरि गच्छन्तं सेनापतिमुदारधी: । ऋद्धि दृष्टवा सुदेवस्य विस्मित: प्राह वासवम्
sa dṛṣṭvopari gacchantaṃ senāpatim udāradḥīḥ | ṛddhiṃ dṛṣṭvā sudevasya vismitaḥ prāha vāsavam ||
毗湿摩说道：“安婆利沙见那高贵的统帅升至己上，又目睹苏提婆所得非凡的荣福与光辉，惊骇而赞叹，遂向婆娑婆（因陀罗）发问。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that genuine eminence is not merely social position but can be revealed through visible signs of merit and divine sanction; witnessing another’s superior ascent provokes inquiry into the ethical and spiritual causes behind such prosperity.
A king (as reflected in the accompanying narrative context) sees a commander moving above him in a radiant divine conveyance and, amazed at Sudeva’s extraordinary fortune, turns to Indra (Vāsava) to ask or comment on what he has witnessed.