Shloka 2
अंशुमान्—अश्वान्वेषणम्, दिशागजसंवादः, कपिलदाहवृत्तान्तः, गङ्गोपदेशः
Anshuman’s Search for the Horse and the Counsel to Bring Ganga
शूरश्च कृतविद्यश्च पूर्वैस्तुल्योऽसि तेजसा।पितृ़णां गतिमन्विच्छ येन चाश्वोऽपवाहित:।।।।
śūraś ca kṛtavidyaś ca pūrvais tulyo 'si tejasā | pitṝṇāṃ gatim anviccha yena cāśvo 'pavāhitaḥ ||
你既英勇又精通学艺；在威光上与先祖无异。去追寻先祖所行之路——也追寻那夺走祭马之人的去向。
'You are valiant. You have acquired knowledge (in various fields). You are illustrious like your ancestors. Pursue the track taken by your uncles and by the thief who ran away with the horse'.
FAQs
Kṣatriya-dharma: competence (knowledge + valor) must be used in service of truth and responsibility—recovering what is stolen and finding the rightful path.
Sagara (or the narrative report of his command) commissions Anśumān to follow the trail of the princes and the thief who removed the sacrificial horse.
Readiness for duty: disciplined learning joined to courage.