Shloka 3
Sauptika-parva Adhyāya 13 — Bhīmasena’s Pursuit of Drauṇi and the Release of a Divine Astra
युक्त परमकाम्बोजैस्तुरगै्हेममालिभि: । आदित्योदयवर्णस्य धुरं रथवरस्य तु २ ।। दक्षिणामवहच्छैब्य: सुग्रीव: सव्यतो5भवत् | पार्ष्णिवाहौ तु तस्यास्तां मेघपुष्पबलाहकौ,उसमें सोनेकी माला पहने हुए अच्छी जातिके काबुली घोड़े जुते हुए थे। उस श्रेष्ठ रथकी कान्ति उदयकालीन सूर्यके समान अरुण थी। उसकी दाहिनी धुरीका बोझ शैव्य ढो रहा था और बायींका सुग्रीव। उन दोनोंके पार्श्वभागमें क्रमश: मेघपुष्प और बलाहक जुते हुए थे
yukta-paramakāmbojais turagair hemamālibhiḥ | ādityodayavarṇasya dhuraṃ rathavarasya tu || dakṣiṇām avahac chaibyaḥ sugrīvaḥ savyato 'bhavat | pārṣṇivāhau tu tasyāstāṃ meghapuṣpabalāhakau ||
Vaiśampāyana said: That excellent chariot was yoked with first-rate Kāmboja horses, their necks adorned with golden garlands. Its splendor was ruddy like the sun at dawn. The right side of the yoke was borne by Śaibya, and the left by Sugrīva; and at the rear-flanks were the two horses Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a narrative of violence, the text highlights that effective power depends on disciplined arrangement—properly harnessed resources, coordinated roles, and controlled energy—rather than uncontrolled rage.
Vaiśampāyana describes a splendid chariot and its team: elite Kāmboja horses with golden garlands, a dawn-sun radiance, and named horses assigned to the right, left, and rear-flank positions (Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa, Balāhaka).