Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
svarair Äká¹›tibhis tÄá¹s tu
prakoá¹£á¹hair jyÄ-hatair api
rÄjanya-bandhÅ«n vijñÄya
dṛṣá¹a-pÅ«rvÄn acintayat
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; svaraiḥ - by their voices; Äká¹›tibhiḥ - their bodily statures; tÄn - them; tu - however; prakoá¹£á¹haiḥ - by (seeing) their forearms; jyÄ - by bowstrings; hataiḥ - imprinted; api - even; rÄjanya - of royalty; bandhÅ«n - as family members; vijñÄya - recognizing; dṛṣá¹a - seen; pÅ«rvÄn - previously; acintayat - he considered.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: From the sound of their voices, their physical stature and the marks of bowstrings on their forearms, JarÄsandha could tell that his guests were of the royal order. He began to think he had seen them somewhere before.
The ÄcÄryas point out that JarÄsandha had seen Lord Kṛṣṇa, BhÄ«masena and Arjuna at Draupadī’s svayaá¹vara ceremony. Since they had come begging in the guise of brÄhmaṇas, JarÄsandha thought they must be low-class ká¹£atriyas, as indicated here by the word rÄjanya-bandhÅ«n.
