Shloka 3
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
ततः सम्प्रैषयद् यन्ता सैन्धवांस्तान् मनोजवान् | तुरज़्माज्छड्खवर्णान् सर्वशब्दातिगान् रणे,तब सारथिने शंखके समान श्वेतवर्णवाले तथा सम्पूर्ण शब्दोंका अतिक्रमण करनेवाले मनके समान वेगशाली सिंधी घोड़ोंको रणभूमिमें आगे बढ़ाया
tataḥ sampraiṣayad yantā saindhavāṁs tān manojavān | śaṅkhavarṇān sarvaśabdātigān raṇe ||
ನಂತರ ಸಾರಥಿಯು ರಣಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಸಿಂಧುದೇಶೀಯ ಕುದುರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಓಡಿಸಿದನು—ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಂತೆ ವೇಗವುಳ್ಳವು, ಶಂಖದಂತೆ ಶುಭ್ರವರ್ಣದವು, ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲ ಶಬ್ದಗಳನ್ನೂ ಮೀರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಧಾವಿಸುವವು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intention and technique (the charioteer’s control) convert raw power (swift horses) into decisive movement in war, reminding readers that speed and capability intensify moral responsibility rather than replace it.
Sañjaya narrates that the charioteer drives forward exceptionally swift, white Sindhu horses in the midst of battle, emphasizing rapid advance and the heightened urgency of the combat scene.