Shloka 28
त्रिगर्त-मात्स्य-संग्रामः
The Trigarta–Matsya Engagement at Twilight
रथान् हयै: सुसम्पन्नानास्थाय च नरोत्तमा: । निर्ययुर्मुदिता: पार्था: शत्रुसंघावमर्दिन:
rathān hayaiḥ susampannān āsthāya ca narottamāḥ | niryayur muditāḥ pārthāḥ śatrusaṅghāvamardinaḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: إنّ خِيارَ الرجال—البارثا، ساحقي جموع الأعداء—اعتلَوا عرباتٍ مُحكَمةَ العُدّة، قد شُدَّت إليها الخيول، وخرجوا من دار الملك بقلوبٍ مفعمةٍ بالفرح وعزمٍ لا يلين.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined preparedness and collective resolve: righteous power is not mere aggression but organized strength directed toward protecting order and confronting hostile forces—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, confident and pleased, mount well-equipped horse-drawn chariots and ride out from the palace, poised to face and subdue opposing forces.