Shloka 3
अभिमन्योर् दारुणः संमर्दः
Abhimanyu’s fierce melee amid chariot formations
गन्धर्वनगराकारं विधिवत्कल्पितं रथम् । तस्याभ्यशो भयत् केतुर्वाराहो राजतो महान्,विधिपूर्वक सजाया हुआ उसका रथ गन्धर्वनगरके समान जान पड़ता था। उसका रजतनिर्मित एवं वाराह-चिह्नसे युक्त महान् ध्वज उसके रथकी शोभा बढ़ा रहा था
gandharvanagarākāraṁ vidhivat kalpitaṁ ratham | tasyābhyaśo bhayat ketur vārāho rajato mahān ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Kereta itu, dibuat dengan tata aturan yang semestinya, tampak bagaikan kota surgawi kaum Gandharva. Di dekatnya menjulang sebuah panji besar dari perak, beremblem babi hutan, yang menambah kemegahan kereta itu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward order (vidhivat—properly made) and symbolic standards (ketu with an emblem) communicate authority and morale in war; it suggests that disciplined preparation and meaningful insignia shape perception and resolve, even amid violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s chariot as magnificently constructed, likening it to a celestial Gandharva-city, and notes a great silver banner bearing a boar emblem standing prominently and beautifying the chariot.