Shloka 32

नकुल: सहदेवश्न हयानीकमभिद्रुतौ । ते हया: काज्चनापीडा रुक्मभाण्डपरिच्छदा:

Nakulaḥ Sahadevaś ca hayānīkam abhidrūtau | te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā rukmabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ ||

Sañjaya dit: Nakula et Sahadeva se ruèrent droit sur la cavalerie ennemie. Ces chevaux étaient magnifiquement parés—couronnés d’ornements d’or et harnachés de caparaçons sertis d’or—signe de la richesse et de l’orgueil de la troupe qu’ils allaient briser. Dans l’atmosphère morale de la guerre de Kurukṣetra, le vers souligne que la grandeur extérieure et l’apparat guerrier ne protègent pas une armée des conséquences d’une résistance juste et d’une vaillance déterminée.

नकुलःNakula
नकुलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनकुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहदेवःSahadeva
सहदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हयानिकम्the cavalry/horse-division
हयानिकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहयानिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभिद्रुतौhaving charged/attacked
अभिद्रुतौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√द्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तेthose
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हयाःhorses
हयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
काञ्चनापीडाःhaving golden head-ornaments/crests
काञ्चनापीडाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकाञ्चनापीड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रुक्मभाण्डपरिच्छदाःequipped/adorned with golden trappings/gear
रुक्मभाण्डपरिच्छदाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootरुक्मभाण्डपरिच्छद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
N
Nakula
S
Sahadeva
H
hayānīka (cavalry)
H
hayāḥ (horses)
K
kāñcanāpīḍā (golden head-ornaments)
R
rukmabhāṇḍa (golden fittings/gear)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that external magnificence—golden trappings and royal display—does not determine the outcome of a righteous struggle. In the ethical frame of the Mahābhārata war, resolve, skill, and the momentum of duty-driven action can overcome even richly equipped forces.

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava twins Nakula and Sahadeva rush to engage the enemy cavalry. The cavalry’s horses are described as richly ornamented with golden headgear and gold-fitted equipment, emphasizing the scale and splendor of the opposing force at the moment of attack.