Shloka 423
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
प्रेषयामास सहसा युयुधानरथं प्रति । उस समय प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरके राजाने उस महान् गजराजको सब ओरसे काबूमें करके सहसा सात्यकिके रथकी ओर बढ़ाया
preṣayāmāsa sahasā yuyudhānarathaṃ prati |
ສັນຊະຍະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ກະສັດແຫ່ງປຣາກຍໂຍຕິສະປຸຣະ ໄດ້ຄວບຄຸມຈອມຊ້າງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ໃຫ້ຢູ່ໃນອໍານາດຢ່າງສົມບູນຈາກທຸກດ້ານ ແລ້ວກໍຂັບມັນພຸ່ງໄປຫາລົດຮົບຂອງສາຕະຍະກິຢ່າງກະທັນຫັນ—ການຮຸກຮານທີ່ວ່ອງໄວ ແລະແຮງກ້າ ໃນກາງສະໜາມຮົບ ເມື່ອການຄວບຄຸມພາຫະນະກາຍເປັນອາວຸດ ແລະເຈດຈໍານົງຖືກວັດດ້ວຍການເຄື່ອນໄຫວອັນດັດຂາດ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the battlefield ethic of the Mahābhārata, power is inseparable from discipline: the king’s ability to control a massive elephant symbolizes mastery over instruments of violence. The verse highlights how decisive intent and controlled force shape outcomes, while also implying the moral weight of directing such force against a worthy opponent.
Sañjaya narrates that the king of Prāgjyotiṣapura, after steadying and controlling his great war-elephant, suddenly charges it toward Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) and his chariot, initiating a direct and dangerous assault.