Shloka 13
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
रथैरश्ववरैर्युक्ता: किड॒किणीजालसंवृतै: । आज म्मुरथ रक्षन्त: कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्,वे छोटी-छोटी घंटियोंकी जालीसे ढके और श्रेष्ठ अश्वोंसे जुते हुए रथोंद्वारा कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरकी रक्षाके लिये वहाँ आ पहुँचे
rathair aśvavarair yuktāḥ kiḍakiṇījālasaṃvṛtaiḥ | ājagmur ratha-rakṣantaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||
Sañjaya said: Equipped with excellent horses and with their chariots covered by a net of small tinkling bells, they arrived there to guard Kuntī’s son, King Yudhiṣṭhira.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, righteous leadership is sustained by disciplined protection and loyal support; safeguarding the dharmic king is presented as a collective duty of his followers.
A contingent arrives with well-equipped chariots and fine horses, their vehicles adorned/covered with a bell-net, and they take up positions to protect King Yudhiṣṭhira on the battlefield.