Shloka 59
श्वैताश्वयुक्त च सुघोषमुग्रं रथं महाबाहुरदीनसत्त्व: । महेषुधी चाक्षये दिव्यरूपे शस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च हव्यवाहात्
śvaitāśvayuktaṃ ca sughoṣam ugraṃ rathaṃ mahābāhur adīnasattvaḥ | maheṣudhī cākṣaye divyarūpe śastrāṇi divyāni ca havyavāhāt ||
Karna sprach: „Arjuna, großarmig und unbeugsamen Mutes, empfing von Agni einen furchtbaren Wagen, mit weißen Pferden bespannt und von einem tiefen, ehrfurchtgebietenden Dröhnen erfüllt; dazu erhielt er zwei gewaltige, göttliche, unerschöpfliche Köcher und himmlische Waffen.“
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how divine endowments (celestial chariot, inexhaustible quivers, divine weapons) amplify a warrior’s capacity, but also intensify ethical responsibility in war: power received from higher sources must be borne with steadiness (adīnasattva) and used within one’s dharma.
Karna is describing Arjuna’s extraordinary equipment and armament, emphasizing that Arjuna obtained a fearsome, white-horse chariot, two divine inexhaustible quivers, and celestial weapons from Agni—underscoring Arjuna’s formidable preparedness in the ongoing battle.