Shloka 13
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
रथैरश्ववरैर्युक्ता: किड॒किणीजालसंवृतै: । आज म्मुरथ रक्षन्त: कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्
rathair aśvavarair yuktāḥ kiḍakiṇījālasaṃvṛtaiḥ | ājagmur ratha-rakṣantaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||
Sañjaya dit : Attelés de chevaux d’élite et leurs chars couverts d’un treillis de petites clochettes tintantes, ils arrivèrent là pour protéger le fils de Kuntī, le roi 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.