Shloka 42
रथांश्व विविधान् राजन् पताका व्यजनानि च । अक्षं च युगयोक्त्राणि चक्राणि विविधानि च
rathāṁśva vividhān rājan patākā vyajanāni ca | akṣaṁ ca yugayoktrāṇi cakrāṇi vividhāni ca ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ! അവിടെ പലവിധ രഥങ്ങളും കുതിരകളും, പതാകകളും വ്യജനങ്ങളും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അതുപോലെ അക്ഷങ്ങൾ, യുഗങ്ങൾ, കെട്ടുകയറുകൾ, വിവിധതരം ചക്രങ്ങളും കിടന്നു।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immense, ornate machinery of war—chariots, horses, standards, and fittings—inviting reflection on how royal power and craftsmanship are mobilized toward destruction, and how outward grandeur can mask inner tragedy.
Sañjaya is reporting to the king a vivid inventory of battlefield resources and chariot-gear, emphasizing the scale and variety of the martial preparations and the royal display accompanying the conflict.