अक्षप्रमाणमुभयोः प्रमाणं तद्युगार्द्धयोः । ह्रस्वोऽक्षस्तद्युगार्द्धं च ध्रुवाधारं रथस्य वै
akṣapramāṇamubhayoḥ pramāṇaṃ tadyugārddhayoḥ | hrasvo'kṣastadyugārddhaṃ ca dhruvādhāraṃ rathasya vai
La mesure des deux essieux est aussi la mesure de leurs demi-jougs. L’essieu plus court et ce demi-joug sont, en vérité, l’appui immuable (dhruvādhāra) du char.
Nārada (continuing)
Listener: Pāṇḍava
Scene: A chariot diagram where the shorter axle and half-yoke are highlighted as the ‘fixed support’; Dhruva (Pole Star) subtly shown above as a visual metaphor for stability.
Even cosmic motion rests on an unmoving support—an image often resonant with dharma as the steady foundation.
None; the verse is technical cosmography.
None.