Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 75: Duryodhana Humiliated

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.75.18

sa samrāḍ ratham āruḍhaḥ

sad-aśvaḿ rukma-mālinam

vyarocata sva-patnībhiḥ

kriyābhiḥ kratu-rāḍ iva

SYNONYMS

saḥhe; samrāṭ — the emperor, Yudhiṣṭhira; ratham — his chariot; āruḍhaḥ — mounted; sat — excellent; aśvam — whose horses; rukma — golden; mālinam — with hangings; vyarocatahe shone forth; sva-patnībhiḥ — with his wives; kriyābhiḥ — with its rituals; kratu — of sacrifices; rāṭ — the king (Rājasūya); ivaas if.

TRANSLATION

The emperor, mounted upon his chariot drawn by excellent horses wearing golden collars, appeared splendid in the company of his wives, just like the brilliant Rājasūya sacrifice surrounded by its various rituals.

PURPORT

King Yudhiṣṭhira with his queens appeared like the personified Rājasūya sacrifice surrounded by its beautiful rituals.

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