Shloka 6
द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः
Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis
रथशिक्षां तु दाशाहों दर्शयामास वीर्यवान् | उत्तमाधममध्यानि मण्डलानि विदर्शयन्,दशाह्वंशी परम पराक्रमी भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण उत्तम, मध्यम और अधम तीनों प्रकारके मण्डल दिखाते हुए अपनी उत्तम रथ शिक्षाका प्रदर्शन करते थे
sañjaya uvāca | rathaśikṣāṃ tu dāśārho darśayāmāsa vīryavān | uttamādhamamadhyāni maṇḍalāni vidarśayan ||
Sañjaya said: The mighty Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) demonstrated his mastery of chariot-craft, displaying the full range of chariot-circles and maneuvers—superior, middling, and inferior. In the midst of war, this is not mere skill for its own sake: it is disciplined control of speed, direction, and risk, exercised to protect one’s side and to meet violence with measured, responsible action.
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