Shloka 1
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 17 — Śālva’s encampment and the Yādava counter-engagement at Dvārakā
/ हि आय ० () है 7 सप्तदशो< ध्याय: प्रद्युम्म और शाल्वका घोर युद्ध वायुदेव उवाच एवमुक्त्वा रौक्मिणेयो यादवान् भरतर्षभ । दंशितै्हरिभियुक्ते रथमास्थाय काज्चनम्
vāyudeva uvāca |
evam uktvā raukmiṇeyo yādavān bharatarṣabha |
daṃśitair haribhir yukte ratham āsthāya kāñcanam ||
Dijo Vāyudeva: Habiendo hablado así, oh toro entre los Bhāratas, Raukmiṇeya (Pradyumna), el más señalado entre los yādavas, subió a su carro de oro, uncido a caballos bien acorazados.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined action: after measured speech, the warrior equips himself and proceeds to duty. Ethically, it models that force is to be undertaken with preparedness and resolve, not rashness.
After speaking, Pradyumna (Raukmiṇeya) mounts a golden chariot harnessed with armoured horses, signaling the immediate commencement of a fierce battle episode (contextually, the Pradyumna–Śālva conflict).