Shloka 35
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
विद्युदिन्द्रधनुर्नद्धं रथं दीप्तं व्यदीपयन् । धर्म, सत्य, तप और अर्थ--इनको वहाँ लगाम बनाया गया। रथकी आधारभूमि मन हुआ और सरस्वती देवी रथके आगे बढ़नेका मार्ग थीं। नाना रंगोंकी विचित्र पताकाएँ पवनसे प्रेरित होकर फहरा रही थीं, जो बिजली और इन्द्रधनुषसे बँधे हुए उस देदीप्यमान रथकी शोभा बढ़ाती थीं ।। ३३-३४ ई ।। वषट्कार: प्रतोदो5भूद् गायत्री शीर्षबन्धना,वषट्कार घोड़ोंका चाबुक हुआ और गायत्री उस रथके ऊपरी भागकी बन्धन-रज्जु बनीं
vidyudindradhanur-naddhaṁ rathaṁ dīptaṁ vyadīpayan | dharma-satya-tapo-'rthāṁs tatra lagām akārayat || vaṣaṭkāraḥ pratodo 'bhūd gāyatrī śīrṣa-bandhanā |
Duryodhana said: “That blazing chariot shone all the more, as though bound with lightning and a rainbow. There, Dharma, Truth, austerity, and rightful prosperity were fashioned into its reins. The mind served as its supporting base, and the goddess Sarasvatī was the guiding path before it. Many-colored, wondrous banners—driven by the wind—fluttered and heightened the splendor of that radiant chariot. The vaṣaṭ-call became its whip, and Gāyatrī was the binding cord upon its upper frame.”
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