Shloka 3
गन्धर्वनगराकारं विधिवत्कल्पितं रथम् । तस्याभ्यशो भयत् केतुर्वाराहो राजतो महान्,विधिपूर्वक सजाया हुआ उसका रथ गन्धर्वनगरके समान जान पड़ता था। उसका रजतनिर्मित एवं वाराह-चिह्नसे युक्त महान् ध्वज उसके रथकी शोभा बढ़ा रहा था
gandharvanagarākāraṁ vidhivat kalpitaṁ ratham | tasyābhyaśo bhayat ketur vārāho rajato mahān ||
Sañjaya said: “That chariot, duly fashioned according to rule, looked like a celestial city of the Gandharvas. Close by it, a great silver standard bearing the emblem of a boar rose up, enhancing the chariot’s splendor.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward order (vidhivat—properly made) and symbolic standards (ketu with an emblem) communicate authority and morale in war; it suggests that disciplined preparation and meaningful insignia shape perception and resolve, even amid violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s chariot as magnificently constructed, likening it to a celestial Gandharva-city, and notes a great silver banner bearing a boar emblem standing prominently and beautifying the chariot.