Shloka 53
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
षट् सहस्रान् हयान् वीरान् पुनर्दशशतान् वरान्
ṣaṭ-sahasrān hayān vīrān punar daśa-śatān varān
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «(ພຣະອົງ) ໄດ້ຮວບຮວມມ້າຫົກພັນ—ກ້າຫານ ແລະ ຄູ່ຄວນແກ່ສົງຄາມ—ພ້ອມອີກພັນໜຶ່ງ; ລ້ວນແຕ່ເປັນມ້າຄັດສັນ».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the scale and deliberateness of war preparations: resources are amassed in vast numbers, reminding the listener that violence is not accidental but organized—raising ethical reflection on responsibility for collective harm.
Sañjaya reports a mobilization of cavalry resources—six thousand horses and an additional thousand superior ones—indicating the gathering or deployment of a substantial mounted force in the Drona Parva battle sequence.