Shloka 126
अष्टचक्रसमायुक्त मेघगम्भीरनि:स्वनम् । उसपर सभी प्रकारके श्रेष्ठ आयुध रखे गये थे। उसमें आठ पहिये लगे थे और चलते समय उस रथसे मेघ-गर्जनाके समान गम्भीर ध्वनि होती थी। विशाल ध्वज उस रथकी शोभा बढ़ा रहा था। उसीपर घटोत्कच आरूढ़ था
aṣṭacakrasamāyuktaṃ meghagambhīraniḥsvanam |
サンジャヤは言った。「（そこに）八輪を備え、走れば雷雲の轟きにも似た深い響きを放つ戦車が現れた。」その上にはあらゆる種類の最上の武器が備えられ、巨大な旗が戦車の威容をいっそう引き立てていた。そこにガトートカチャが乗っていた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external power and spectacle—noise, scale, and martial display—can influence morale and decision-making in war. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension: victory is pursued not only through skill and dharma but also through fear, intimidation, and psychological pressure, raising questions about the means used in a righteous cause.
Sañjaya describes a formidable chariot: it has eight wheels and produces a deep, thundercloud-like roar as it moves. In the surrounding narrative (as reflected in the Gītā Press prose), this chariot is associated with the terrifying battlefield arrival and presence of Ghaṭotkaca, meant to overwhelm opponents.