Shloka 28
Omens in the Kuru Host and Droṇa’s Recognition of Arjuna (क्लीबवेषधारी पार्थ-परिज्ञानम्)
अथोत्तरा च कनन््याश्व सख्यस्तामन्रुवंस्तदा । बृहन्नले आनयेथा वासांसि रुचिराणि च,उस समय उत्तरा और उसकी सखीरूपा दूसरी राजकन्याओंने कहा--“बृहन्नले! तुम युद्धभूमिमें आये हुए भीष्म, द्रोण आदि प्रमुख कौरववीरोंको जीतकर हमारी गुड़ियोंके लिये उनके महीन, कोमल और विचित्र रंगके सुन्दर-सुन्दर वस्त्र ले आना”
athottarā ca kanyāś ca sakhyas tāmanruvaṃs tadā | bṛhannale ānayethā vāsāṃsi rucirāṇi ca ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：随后，乌多罗与同伴的诸位公主在那时说道：“噢，布里汉纳罗！你若到了战场，击败毗湿摩、德罗纳等最卓越的俱卢勇士，就为我们的玩偶带回细密柔软、纹样华美、色彩斑斓的衣裳。”这一幕以少女的嬉戏与欲求对照战争的沉重，显出正法与冲突的真实，往往会被那些尚受庇护、未尝其后果之人以不同眼光看待。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly contrasts childish desire and sheltered courtly play with the moral weight of warfare. It suggests how dharma and violence can be trivialized by those distant from battle, while the epic’s larger frame reminds the listener that victory and defeat carry real ethical and human consequences.
Uttarā and her companion princesses address Bṛhannalā (Arjuna in disguise) and, in a playful or naive manner, ask him to go to the battlefield, defeat great Kaurava warriors like Bhīṣma and Droṇa, and bring back beautiful, soft garments—imagined as prizes for their dolls.