Shloka 68

Devanagari script

विधिवत्‌ कल्पितं शुभ्र॑ महाम्बुदनिनादिनम्‌ । सज्जयन्त्रोपकरणं द्विषतां लोमहर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

vidhivat kalpitaṁ śubhraṁ mahāmbuda-ninādinam | sajja-yantropakaraṇaṁ dviṣatāṁ lomaharṣaṇam ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kereta itu telah dipersiapkan menurut tata-aturan; cemerlang dan putih bersih, menggelegar dalam seperti awan besar. Segala mesin dan perlengkapan telah terpasang rapi, dan wujudnya sanggup membuat bulu kuduk musuh berdiri.

Word by Word

• विधिवत्: according to rule; duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• कल्पितम्: prepared; arranged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्पित
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• शुभ्रम्: bright; splendid; white
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• महाम्बुद-निनादिनम्: thundering like a great cloud
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाम्बुदनिनादिन्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• सज्ज-यन्त्र-उपकरणम्: having equipment and mechanisms made ready
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्जयन्त्रोपकरण
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• द्विषताम्: of enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विषत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• लोम-हर्षणम्: causing horripilation; hair-raising
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• Madrarāja (king of Madra)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, action is portrayed as structured and rule-bound (vidhivat): power is not merely brute force but disciplined preparation, and the ethical tension lies in how such ordered readiness can still be used to inspire fear and destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Śalya smiling as he mounts another chariot; the chariot is splendid, properly outfitted, thunderous like a storm-cloud, and intimidating to enemies—signaling a renewed, formidable entry into the battle scene.