Shloka 14
Nahūṣa’s Pride, the Ṛṣi-Borne Palanquin, and the Search for Indra (नहुष-इन्द्राणी-प्रकरणम्)
प्रभो! महाभाग सप्तर्षि एकत्र होकर शिबिकाद्वारा आपका वहन करें। राजन्! यही मुझे अच्छा लगता है ।।
prabho! mahābhāga saptaṛṣaya ekatra bhūtvā śibikayā tava vahnaṃ kurvantu. rājan! etad eva mama rocate. na asureṣu na deveṣu tulyo bhavitum arhasi. sarveṣāṃ teja ādattse svena vīryeṇa darśanāt. na te pramukhataḥ sthātuṃ kaścid śaknoti vīryavān.
沙利耶说道：“主宰啊，福德无量者——愿七圣仙齐集，以肩舆抬你而行。国王啊，这正合我意。无论阿修罗或天神之中，都无人堪与你比肩。凭你自身的威力，仅仅被人看见，便仿佛夺去众生的光辉。任他多么强悍，也无人能在你面前正立相抗。”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the classical idea of tejas—an inner radiance born of valor and stature—so overwhelming that it diminishes others’ confidence. Ethically, it also shows how praise and honorific proposals can be used to elevate a leader’s status and influence decisions in a tense political setting.
Śalya addresses a king with extravagant praise, proposing that even the Seven Sages should carry him in a palanquin. He asserts that neither gods nor demons equal the king, and that no warrior can face him—language meant to magnify the king’s prestige and martial reputation.