Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.17.4
పప్రచ్ఛ రథమారూఢ: కార్తస్వరపరిచ్ఛదమ్ ।
మేఘగమ్భీరయా వాచా సమారోపితకార్ముక: ॥ ౪ ॥
papraccha ratham ārūḍhaḥ
[paprachcha ratham aaroodhah]
kārtasvara-paricchadam
[kaartasvara-parichchadam]
megha-gambhīrayā vācā
[megha-gambheerayaa vaachaa]
samāropita-kārmukaḥ
[samaaropita-kaarmukah]
Word-for-word
papraccha
—
inquired
ratham
—
chariot
ārūḍhaḥ
—
seated on
kārtasvara
—
gold
paricchadam
—
embossed with
megha
—
cloud
gambhīrayā
—
exonerating
vācā
—
sound
samāropita
—
well equipped
kārmukaḥ
—
arrows and bow.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
papraccha ratham ārūḍhaḥ
papraccha
inquired
ratham
chariot
ārūḍhaḥ
seated on
kārtasvara-paricchadam
kārtasvara
gold
paricchadam
embossed with
megha-gambhīrayā vācā
megha
cloud
gambhīrayā
exonerating
vācā
sound
samāropita-kārmukaḥ
samāropita
well equipped
kārmukaḥ
arrows and bow.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit, well equipped with arrows and bow and seated on a gold-embossed chariot, spoke to him [the śūdra] with a deep voice sounding like thunder.
Purport
An administrative head or king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit, with full majestic authority, well equipped with weapons to chastise miscreants, can challenge the agents of the Age of Kali. Then only will it be possible to counteract the degraded age. And in the absence of such strong executive heads, there is always disruption of tranquillity. The elected show-bottle executive head, as representative of a degraded public, cannot be equal with a strong king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. The dress or style of royal order does not count. It is one’s actions which are counted.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Situated in his chariot, with his bow poised, in a voice deep as thunder, he questioned the śūdra dressed in gold.
Commentary
Kārtasvara means gold. He had his bow ready in case the śūdra tried to flee.
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