Shloka 8
Book 3, Āraṇyaka-parva — Adhyāya 19: Pradyumna’s Reproach of Withdrawal and the Ethics of Kṣātra Reputation
मण्डलानि विचित्राणि यमकानीतराणि च । सव्यानि च विचित्राणि दक्षिणानि च सर्वश:,उसने समान-असमान और वाम-दक्षिण आदि सब प्रकारकी विचित्र मण्डलाकार गतिसे रथका संचालन किया
maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi yamakānītarāṇi ca | savyāni ca vicitrāṇi dakṣiṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ ||
Vāyu-deva said: “He drove the chariot in every manner—tracing wondrous circular courses, executing paired and other complex maneuvers, and turning in all directions, to the left and to the right.” The passage highlights disciplined mastery and controlled power: skill is shown not as reckless display, but as precise command over motion and means.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and speed become admirable only when governed by discipline and precision; mastery is shown through controlled, all-directional command rather than impulsive force.
Vāyu-deva describes a display of expert chariot-driving: the driver makes intricate circular patterns and complex paired maneuvers, turning left and right in every possible way.