Shloka 2

अभिमन्योर् दारुणः संमर्दः

Abhimanyu’s fierce melee amid chariot formations

Devanagari script

तमूहुवाजिनो वश्या: सैन्धवा: साधुवाहिन: । विकुर्वाणा बृहन्तो5श्वा: श्वसनोपमरंहस:,सारथिके वशमें रहकर अच्छी तरह सवारीका काम देनेवाले, वायुके समान वेगशाली तथा नाना प्रकारकी चाल दिखाते हुए चलनेवाले सिंधुदेशीय विशाल अश्व जयद्रथको वहन करते थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tam ūhuḥ ājino vaśyāḥ saindhavāḥ sādhuvāhinaḥ | vikurvāṇā bṛhanto 'śvāḥ śvasanopamarāṃhasaḥ |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「シンドゥ産の大いなる馬たち—よく鍛えられ、手綱に従い、御者の命に巧みに応ずる—が彼を運んだ。さまざまな歩みを見せつつ風のごとく疾走し、戦場の渦中へジャヤドラタを押し進めた。それは、規律ある力が戦士の意志に繋がれるとき、決定的な道具となることを示していた。」

Word by Word

तान्them

ऊहुःcarried/bore

वाजिनःhorses

वश्याःtractable, obedient

सैन्धवाःfrom Sindhu-country (Saindhava)

साधु-वाहिनःgood at carrying/drawing (well-performing as mounts)

विकुर्वाणाःdisplaying, performing (various movements)

बृहन्तःhuge, mighty

अश्वाःhorses

श्वसन-उपम-रंहसःhaving speed comparable to the wind

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Jayadratha

Sindhu (region)

horses

charioteer (sārathi)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined strength: power (speed and size) becomes effective and ethically consequential only when governed—here, the horses are vaśyāḥ (obedient), showing that control and training are essential to purposeful action in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Jayadratha being borne swiftly by large, Sindhu-bred horses that obey the charioteer and display varied gaits, emphasizing their exceptional speed and readiness amid the battle setting of Droṇa Parva.