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समुच्छ्रितं दान्तशलाकमस्य सुपाण्डुरं छत्रमतीव भाति । प्रदक्षिणं चैनमुपाचरन्ति महर्षयः संस्तुतिभिर्नरेन्द्रम्॥६-२२-६॥
Raised high upon an ivory staff, his radiant white parasol shone brilliantly. Great sages attended the king, circumambulating him in reverence and praising him with eulogies.
english translation
पुरोहिताः शत्रुवधं वदन्तो महर्षिवृद्धाः श्रुतवन्त एव । जप्यैश्च मन्त्रैश्च तथौषधीभिः समन्ततः स्वस्त्ययनं प्रचक्रुः॥६-२२-७॥
The chaplains—elder sages learned in sacred tradition—uttered formulas for the subduing of foes, and on every side performed protective rites with recitations, mantras, and medicinal herbs.
english translation
ततः स वस्त्राणि तथैव गाश्च फलानि पुष्पाणि तथैव निष्कान् । कुरूत्तमो ब्राह्मणसान्महात्मा कुर्वन्ययौ शक्र इवामरेभ्यः॥६-२२-८॥
Then that great-souled best of the Kurus proceeded, having bestowed upon the Brahmins gifts—garments, cows, fruits, flowers, and also niṣkas, ornaments of gold—like Śakra distributing to the immortals.
english translation
सहस्रसूर्यः शतकिङ्किणीकः परार्ध्यजाम्बूनदहेमचित्रः । रथोऽर्जुनस्याग्निरिवार्चिमाली विभ्राजते श्वेतहयः सुचक्रः॥६-२२-९॥
Arjuna’s chariot—resplendent like a thousand suns, adorned with hundreds of bells, and inlaid with exquisite Jāmbūnada gold—shines like fire wreathed in flame, drawn by white horses and fitted with finely made wheels.
english translation
तमास्थितः केशवसंगृहीतं कपिध्वजं गाण्डिवबाणहस्तः । धनुर्धरो यस्य समः पृथिव्यां न विद्यते नो भविता वा कदाचित्॥६-२२-१०॥
Mounted upon that chariot, held and guided by Keśava, bearing the monkey-banner, with Gāṇḍīva and arrows in hand—there is no archer on earth equal to him, nor will there ever be.
english translation