Shloka 4
Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)
तत् सादिनागकलिलं पदातिरथसंकुलम् | धृष्टद्युम्नमुखं व्यूहमशो भत महद् बलम्
tat sādināgakalilaṁ padātirathasaṅkulam | dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhaṁ vyūham aśobhat mahat balam ||
ສັນຊະຍາກ່າວວ່າ: ກອງທັບໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນສະຫວ່າງໄສໃນຮູບຂະບວນຮົບ ທີ່ໜາແນ້ນດ້ວຍທະຫານມ້າແລະຊ້າງ ແລະແອດແນ້ນດ້ວຍທະຫານຍ່າງກັບລົດຮົບ; ທີ່ຫນ້າສຸດຂອງຂະບວນນັ້ນ ທ່ານທຣິສຕະດຸມນະຢືນນໍາ ໃຫ້ທັງລະບຽບແລະຄວາມສະຫງ່າງາມທ່າມກາງຄວາມວຸ້ນວາຍຂອງສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the classical epic ideal of leadership and order in warfare: a vast force gains coherence and ‘splendour’ when guided from the front by a responsible commander. It implicitly contrasts disciplined formation and command with mere chaotic mass, underscoring the kṣatriya emphasis on organized conduct even amid violence.
Sañjaya describes a great battle-array packed with cavalry, elephants, infantry, and chariots. Dhṛṣṭadyumna is positioned at the head of the formation, and his presence at the front makes the army appear especially formidable and resplendent.