अक्षप्रमाणमुभयोः प्रमाणं तद्युगार्द्धयोः । ह्रस्वोऽक्षस्तद्युगार्द्धं च ध्रुवाधारं रथस्य वै
akṣapramāṇamubhayoḥ pramāṇaṃ tadyugārddhayoḥ | hrasvo'kṣastadyugārddhaṃ ca dhruvādhāraṃ rathasya vai
Das Maß beider Achsen ist zugleich das Maß ihrer Halbjochs. Die kürzere Achse und dieses Halbjoch sind wahrlich die feste Stütze (dhruvādhāra) des Wagens.
Nārada (continuing)
Listener: Pāṇḍava
Scene: A chariot diagram where the shorter axle and half-yoke are highlighted as the ‘fixed support’; Dhruva (Pole Star) subtly shown above as a visual metaphor for stability.
Even cosmic motion rests on an unmoving support—an image often resonant with dharma as the steady foundation.
None; the verse is technical cosmography.
None.