Shloka 15
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
सर्वोपकरणोपेतं युक्तमश्वचिर्मनोजवै: । सचक्रोपस्करं श्रीमान् हेमभाण्डपरिष्कृतम्,उस रथमें सब प्रकारकी युद्ध-सामग्री सजाकर रखी गयी थी। मनके समान वेगशाली घोड़े जुते हुए थे। चक्र और अन्य आवश्यक सामान भी प्रस्तुत थे। सोनेके भाण्ड उसकी शोभा बढ़ाते थे। सुवर्णसे ही उस रथका निर्माण हुआ था। उसपर सिंहके चिह्नवाली ऊँची ध्वजा फहरा रही थी। उस परम पूजित उत्तम रथपर सवार हो श्रीमान् राजा बभ्रुवाहन अर्जुनका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़ा
sarvopakaraṇopetaṁ yuktam aśvacirmamanojavaiḥ | sacakropaskaraṁ śrīmān hemabhāṇḍapariṣkṛtam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The splendid chariot had been fully outfitted with every implement of war. It was yoked to horses swift as the mind, and it stood ready with its wheels and all necessary equipment. Adorned with golden fittings and refined with vessels of gold, it shone with royal magnificence—prepared for the righteous contest that was about to unfold, where a king would advance to meet Arjuna in accordance with duty and honor.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma through disciplined readiness: power and wealth (golden adornments, swift horses) are presented not for vanity but to meet a duty-bound confrontation with proper preparation and honor.
Vaiśampāyana describes a magnificently equipped chariot—fully prepared with war-gear and mind-swift horses—signaling that a royal warrior is about to advance to face Arjuna in the Aśvamedha-related episode.