isn't this a strikingly beautiful description!
tataH shuklAmbara-dharaH shuklayaj~nopavItavAn
shuklakeshaH sitashmashruH shuklamAlyAnulepanaH
ra~NgamadhyAn tadAchAryaH saputraH pravivesha ha
nabho jaladharairhInAn sA~NgAraka ivAMshumAn
then clad in white, wearing a white sacred-thread,
white haired, donning a garland of white flowers and besmeared with white (sandalwood) paste,
entered AchArya ra~NgabhUmi with his son
dazzling like a burning sun upon the face of a clear cloudless sky
(context: droNa leading the princes to ra~NgabhUmi for display of skills after graduation)
tataH shuklAmbara-dharaH shuklayaj~nopavItavAn
shuklakeshaH sitashmashruH shuklamAlyAnulepanaH
ra~NgamadhyAn tadAchAryaH saputraH pravivesha ha
nabho jaladharairhInAn sA~NgAraka ivAMshumAn
then clad in white, wearing a white sacred-thread,
white haired, donning a garland of white flowers and besmeared with white (sandalwood) paste,
entered AchArya ra~NgabhUmi with his son
dazzling like a burning sun upon the face of a clear cloudless sky
(context: droNa leading the princes to ra~NgabhUmi for display of skills after graduation)

