Shloka 7
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 193 — Hastināpura Mantra: Duryodhana’s Proposals to Divide the Pāṇḍavas
वर्माणि चर्माणि च भानुमन्ती खडगा महान्तो<श्वरथाश्न चित्रा: धनूंषि चाग्रयाणि शराश्न चित्रा: शक्त्यृष्टय:ः काउ्चनभूषणाश्व
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: varmāṇi carmāṇi ca bhānumantī khaḍgā mahānto ’śvarathāś ca citrāḥ dhanuṃṣi cāgrayāṇi śarāś ca citrāḥ śaktyṛṣṭayaḥ kāñcanabhūṣitāś ca.
Vaiśampāyana dit : On y avait entreposé des cuirasses et des armures de cuir, des boucliers éclatants et de grandes épées ; ainsi que de superbes chevaux et des chars splendides. S’y trouvaient encore des arcs d’élite et des flèches aux couleurs variées, et des lances et piques ornées d’or — un trésor d’équipement guerrier, préparé en pleine mesure pour la guerre et l’affirmation de la puissance.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Kṣatriya-world emphasis on readiness and the accumulation of martial resources; ethically, it hints at how power is materially supported and how conflict is enabled by deliberate preparation.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) describes a store or collection of military equipment—armours, shields, swords, horses, chariots, bows, arrows, and gold-adorned spears—indicating organized preparation for warfare or a major martial undertaking.