Shloka 3
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
ततः सम्प्रैषयद् यन्ता सैन्धवांस्तान् मनोजवान् | तुरज़्माज्छड्खवर्णान् सर्वशब्दातिगान् रणे,तब सारथिने शंखके समान श्वेतवर्णवाले तथा सम्पूर्ण शब्दोंका अतिक्रमण करनेवाले मनके समान वेगशाली सिंधी घोड़ोंको रणभूमिमें आगे बढ़ाया
tataḥ sampraiṣayad yantā saindhavāṁs tān manojavān | śaṅkhavarṇān sarvaśabdātigān raṇe ||
サンジャヤは言った。すると御者は、信度の良馬たち――心のごとく疾く、法螺貝のごとく白く、戦場にあってあらゆる音さえ追い越すかに見える――を駆り立て、前へ前へと押し進めた。この偈は、戦の容赦なき加速を示す。人の意志と技が速度と力を暴虐へと結びつけ、倫理の選択を、引き返せぬ一瞬へと追い詰めるのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intention and technique (the charioteer’s control) convert raw power (swift horses) into decisive movement in war, reminding readers that speed and capability intensify moral responsibility rather than replace it.
Sañjaya narrates that the charioteer drives forward exceptionally swift, white Sindhu horses in the midst of battle, emphasizing rapid advance and the heightened urgency of the combat scene.