pitrā sampūjitāḥ sarve

yathā-vīryaḿ yathā-vayaḥ

ādaduḥ sa-śaraḿ cāpaḿ

veddhuḿ parṣadi mad-dhiyaḥ

pitra -- by my father; sampujitah -- fully honored; sarve -- all of them; yatha -- according to; viryam -- strength; yatha -- according to; vayah -- age; adaduh -- they took up; sa -- with; saram -- arrows; capam -- the bow; veddhum -- to pierce (the target); parshadi -- in the assembly; mat -- (fixed) upon me; dhiyah -- whose minds.


Texto

My father properly honored each king according to his strength and seniority. Then those whose minds were fixed on me took up the bow and arrow and one by one tried to pierce the target in the midst of the assembly.

Significado

According to the acaryas, only those kings who were extremely intent on winning the hand of the princess even dared try to shoot the target.