Mahabharata 7.19.5 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 19, Shloka 5
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
तब श्रीकृष्णने मुसकराकर अर्जुनकी मंगलकामना करते हुए उनका अभिनन्दन किया और दुर्धर्ष वीर अर्जुनने जहाँ-जहाँ जानेकी इच्छा की, वहीं-वहीं उस रथको पहुँचाया ।।
sa ratho bhrājate ity artha-muhyamāno raṇe tadā | ūhyamānam ivākāśe vimānaṁ pāṇḍurair aśvaiḥ ||
Dijo Sañjaya: En aquella batalla, el carro resplandecía con tal fulgor que apenas podía abarcarse toda su magnificencia. Arrastrado por el campo por caballos de blanco pálido, parecía un vimāna, un carro celeste que surca el cielo; imagen que subraya cómo la guía firme y auspiciosa de Kṛṣṇa permitió que Arjuna fuese llevado adondequiera que lo deseara, aun bajo la tensión moral de la guerra.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how righteous purpose in a crisis is strengthened by steady, auspicious guidance: Arjuna’s effectiveness and freedom of movement are portrayed as flourishing under Kṛṣṇa’s direction, suggesting that clarity and success in dharmic action arise when will is aligned with wise leadership.
Sañjaya describes the extraordinary splendor and swift movement of Arjuna’s chariot in battle. Drawn by white horses, it appears like a vimāna in the sky, emphasizing its brilliance and the remarkable way it carries Arjuna wherever he intends to go.
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