Shloka 28
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किडुकिणीकिना । हेमजालविचित्रेण लघुना मेघनादिना
tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiḍukiṇīkinā | hemajālavicitreṇa laghunā meghanādinā ||
ធ្រឹតរាស្ត្រ បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ បន្ទាប់មក រទេះសង្គ្រាមដ៏ភ្លឺចែងចាំង ធំមហិមា មានកណ្តឹងតូចៗច្រើនរំញ័រលាន់ ឆ្លាក់លម្អដោយសំណាញ់មាសយ៉ាងវិចិត្រ រត់លឿន ហើយពេលរត់បញ្ចេញសំឡេងធ្ងន់ដូចពពកផ្គរលាន់ ក៏បានបង្ហាញខ្លួន។
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external grandeur and meticulous readiness can accompany—and even accelerate—grave political choices. In the Udyoga context, the splendid chariot becomes a symbol of organized power moving toward war, reminding readers that ethical responsibility must guide capability and preparation.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra narrates the appearance of a magnificent, swift chariot, richly ornamented with gold latticework and many small bells, whose movement produces a thundercloud-like roar—signaling the arrival of an important royal conveyance and the intensifying preparations around the impending conflict.