Shloka 74
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
रथमास्थाय रुचिरं राजतं पाण्ड्रैर्हयै: । सूपस्करं स्वधिष्ठानं वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम्
ratham āsthāya ruciraṁ rājataṁ pāṇḍrair hayaiḥ | sūpaskaraṁ svadhiṣṭhānaṁ vaiyāghraparivāraṇam ||
फिर मैं पाण्डुर वर्ण के घोड़ों से युक्त, रुचिर रजतमय रथ पर आरूढ़ हुआ—जो उत्तम उपकरणों से सुसज्जित, दृढ़ आसनवाला और व्याघ्रचर्म-आवरण से सुरक्षित था।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined preparedness and the outward signs of kṣatriya responsibility: in a dharma-crisis, one must be properly equipped and steady, not reckless—readiness serves duty rather than vanity.
Bhīṣma describes the mounting of a magnificent, well-appointed chariot drawn by pale-white horses, protected with tiger-skin coverings—signaling imminent movement and the formal mobilization associated with the approaching conflict.