Shloka 323
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
योक्त्राणि चक्रुर्वाहानां रोहकांस्तत्र कण्टकान् । इन्द्र
yoktrāṇi cakrur vāhānāṁ rohakāṁs tatra kaṇṭakān
ဒုရ്യောဓနက ပြောသည်— «သူတို့သည် မြင်းတို့အတွက် ချည်ကြိုးကိရိယာများကို ပြုလုပ်ကြပြီး၊ ထိုနေရာ၌ပင် မောင်းတံချွန်များနှင့် ကြိုးဆွဲ (ရိန်း) များကိုလည်း ပြုလုပ်ကြ၏»။
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage uses divine-chariot imagery to highlight how control, power, and momentum in war can be mythologized. Ethically, it cautions that interpreting extraordinary power as divine sanction can feed arrogance and weaken self-restraint—precisely the inner discipline (dharma) needed amid violence.
Duryodhana describes (or alludes to) the outfitting of a chariot’s horse-gear—harnesses, reins, and sharp driving implements—while the broader context poetically personifies cosmic deities as components of the chariot team, presenting the war-machine as backed by supernatural forces.