Shloka 19
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
तेषां हेमपरिष्कारैर्युक्ता: परमवाजिभि: । गच्छतां घोषिण श्षित्ररथा राजन् विरेजिरे
teṣāṃ hemapariṣkārair yuktāḥ paramavājibhiḥ | gacchatāṃ ghoṣiṇaś citrarathā rājan virejire rājan ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「王よ、彼らが進み出るとき、深い轟きを響かせ、優れた馬に繋がれ、黄金の飾り金具で装われたその見事な戦車は、ひときわ輝きを放っていた。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the outward grandeur of royal power—gold, fine horses, and imposing chariots—often preceding major political and ethical decisions in the epic. It implicitly contrasts external splendor with the inner burden of dharma that will soon be tested in the coming conflict.
A group is departing in procession; as they move, their chariots—decorated with gold, drawn by superior horses, and sounding loudly—appear especially magnificent. Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates this scene to the king as part of the Udyoga Parva’s build-up toward war.