ŚB 10.83.21
Devanagari
पित्रा सम्पूजिता: सर्वे यथावीर्यं यथावय: ।
आददु: सशरं चापं वेद्धुं पर्षदि मद्धिय: ॥ २१ ॥
आददु: सशरं चापं वेद्धुं पर्षदि मद्धिय: ॥ २१ ॥
Text
pitrā sampūjitāḥ sarve
yathā-vīryaṁ yathā-vayaḥ
ādaduḥ sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ
veddhuṁ parṣadi mad-dhiyaḥ
yathā-vīryaṁ yathā-vayaḥ
ādaduḥ sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ
veddhuṁ parṣadi mad-dhiyaḥ
Synonyms
pitrā — by my father; sampūjitāḥ — fully honored; sarve — all of them; yathā — according to; vīryam — strength; yathā — according to; vayaḥ — age; ādaduḥ — they took up; sa — with; śaram — arrows; cāpam — the bow; veddhum — to pierce (the target); parṣadi — in the assembly; mat — (fixed) upon me; dhiyaḥ — whose minds.
Translation
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.
Purport
According to the ācāryas, only those kings who were extremely intent on winning the hand of the princess even dared try to shoot the target.