Shloka 7
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 193 — Hastināpura Mantra: Duryodhana’s Proposals to Divide the Pāṇḍavas
वर्माणि चर्माणि च भानुमन्ती खडगा महान्तो<श्वरथाश्न चित्रा: धनूंषि चाग्रयाणि शराश्न चित्रा: शक्त्यृष्टय:ः काउ्चनभूषणाश्व
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: varmāṇi carmāṇi ca bhānumantī khaḍgā mahānto ’śvarathāś ca citrāḥ dhanuṃṣi cāgrayāṇi śarāś ca citrāḥ śaktyṛṣṭayaḥ kāñcanabhūṣitāś ca.
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Di sana tersimpan baju zirah dan perisai kulit, perisai yang berkilau serta pedang-pedang besar; juga kuda-kuda yang gagah dan rata-rata kereta perang yang indah. Bersama itu ada busur-busur terbaik dan anak panah beraneka corak, serta lembing dan tombak berhias emas—suatu himpunan kelengkapan perang yang dikumpulkan sepenuhnya untuk pertempuran dan peragaan kuasa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Kṣatriya-world emphasis on readiness and the accumulation of martial resources; ethically, it hints at how power is materially supported and how conflict is enabled by deliberate preparation.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) describes a store or collection of military equipment—armours, shields, swords, horses, chariots, bows, arrows, and gold-adorned spears—indicating organized preparation for warfare or a major martial undertaking.