Shloka 42
Adhyāya 16: Saṃśaptaka-vrata and the Diversion of Arjuna (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६)
एवं संजल्पतां तेषां तावकानां महारथ: । आयाज्जवेन कौन्तेयो रथघोषेण नादयन्,राजन्! जब आपके सैनिक ऐसी बातें कह रहे थे, उसी समय उनके समक्ष कुन्तीनन्दन महारथी अर्जुन अपने रथकी घरघराहटसे सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको प्रतिध्वनित करते हुए बड़े वेगसे आ पहुँचे
evaṁ sañjalpatāṁ teṣāṁ tāvakānāṁ mahārathaḥ | āyāj javena kaunteyo rathaghoṣeṇa nādayan rājān ||
Sañjaya said: While your warriors were speaking in this manner, O King, the great chariot-warrior Arjuna, Kuntī’s son, arrived before them at great speed, making all directions resound with the thunder of his chariot—an ominous proclamation of imminent combat and the unshakable resolve of the Pāṇḍava cause.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma in its narrative form: decisive action and steadfast resolve in a righteous cause are signaled not by speech alone but by disciplined readiness and courageous presence.
As the Kaurava warriors are talking among themselves, Arjuna suddenly arrives at high speed; the roar of his chariot reverberates in all directions, announcing his approach and intensifying the battlefield tension.