Shloka 6
द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः
Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis
रथशिक्षां तु दाशाहों दर्शयामास वीर्यवान् | उत्तमाधममध्यानि मण्डलानि विदर्शयन्,दशाह्वंशी परम पराक्रमी भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण उत्तम, मध्यम और अधम तीनों प्रकारके मण्डल दिखाते हुए अपनी उत्तम रथ शिक्षाका प्रदर्शन करते थे
sañjaya uvāca | rathaśikṣāṃ tu dāśārho darśayāmāsa vīryavān | uttamādhamamadhyāni maṇḍalāni vidarśayan ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dāśārha Śrī Kṛṣṇa yang perkasa memperagakan kemahirannya dalam seni kereta perang. Ia menampilkan lingkar-mantra gerak kereta—unggul, sedang, dan rendah—seraya tetap menjaga kendali disiplin atas laju, arah, dan risiko di tengah pertempuran, demi melindungi pihaknya dan membalas kekerasan dengan tindakan yang terukur serta bertanggung jawab.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, excellence must be governed by discipline and responsibility: Kṛṣṇa’s charioteering skill represents controlled power used for protection and strategic restraint, not reckless display.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛṣṇa demonstrates advanced chariot maneuvers—circling patterns of varying grades (superior, middling, inferior)—showing his consummate command of battlefield driving and tactics.