Shloka 32
Adhyāya 92: Irāvanta-śoka, punaḥ-pravṛttiḥ saṅgrāmasya
Arjuna’s grief and the battle’s renewed intensity
नकुल: सहदेवश्न हयानीकमभिद्रुतौ । ते हया: काज्चनापीडा रुक्मभाण्डपरिच्छदा:
Nakulaḥ Sahadevaś ca hayānīkam abhidrūtau | te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā rukmabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。ナクラとサハデーヴァは、敵の騎兵隊へまっすぐに突撃した。あの馬たちは壮麗に飾られ――黄金の頭飾りを戴き、鞍や馬具も金で飾り立てられて――これから打ち砕かれようとする軍勢の富と驕りを示していた。クルクシェートラの戦いが帯びる道義の気配の中で、この偈は、外見の華やかさと武威の誇示が、正しき抵抗と断固たる勇気の帰結から軍を守りはしないことを語る。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that external magnificence—golden trappings and royal display—does not determine the outcome of a righteous struggle. In the ethical frame of the Mahābhārata war, resolve, skill, and the momentum of duty-driven action can overcome even richly equipped forces.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava twins Nakula and Sahadeva rush to engage the enemy cavalry. The cavalry’s horses are described as richly ornamented with golden headgear and gold-fitted equipment, emphasizing the scale and splendor of the opposing force at the moment of attack.