Shloka 29
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
द्यां युगं युगचर्माणि संवर्तकबलाहकान् । कालपृष्ठोडथ नहुष: कर्कोटकधनंजयौ,झ्ुलोकको भी जूएमें ही स्थान दिया। प्रलयकालके मेघोंको युगचर्म बनाया। कालपृष्ठ, नहुष, कर्कोटक, धनंजय तथा दूसरे-दूसरे नाग घोड़ोंके केसर बाँधनेकी रस्सी बनाये गये। दिशाओं और विदिशाओंने रथमें जुते हुए घोड़ोंकी बागडोरका भी रूप धारण किया
dyāṃ yugaṃ yugacarmāṇi saṃvartakabalāhakān | kālapṛṣṭho ’tha nahuṣaḥ karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau ||
Duryodhana said: “The sky itself became the yoke; the hides of the cosmic ages became the yoke-straps; and the great clouds of dissolution served as the binding gear. Kālapṛṣṭha, Nahuṣa, Karkoṭaka, and Dhanaṃjaya—together with other nāgas—were made into the ropes for fastening the horses’ manes, while the directions and intermediate directions took the form of the reins.”
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