Shloka 35
द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः
Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry
पलालकाण्डवर्णस्तु वार्थक्षेमिं तरस्विनम् । ऊहुः सुतुमुले युद्धे हया: कृष्णा: स्वलंकृता:
palālakāṇḍavarṇas tu vārthakṣemiṁ tarasvinam | ūhuḥ sutumule yuddhe hayāḥ kṛṣṇāḥ svalankṛtāḥ ||
サンジャヤは語った。その凄まじく騒然たる戦いの中、よく飾り立てられた黒馬——淡い藁の茎にも似た色合いを帯びて——は、迅速にして剛強、財と安寧（クシェーマ）を守る者を乗せて疾走した。戦の道義が乱れるさなかにも、力と周到な備えがなお統率者の志と生存を支えるために動員されることを示す。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the disorder of war, the verse highlights the deliberate sustaining of a leader through resources and protection (artha-kṣema). It points to the battlefield reality that power is not only personal valor but also the support systems—mounts, equipment, and preparedness—that uphold one’s aims and responsibilities.
Sañjaya describes a swift, powerful figure being borne through a very tumultuous battle by well-adorned black horses, noted with a distinctive pale straw-stalk hue description. The focus is on the movement and martial conveyance amid intense fighting.