Shloka 28
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किडुकिणीकिना । हेमजालविचित्रेण लघुना मेघनादिना
tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiḍukiṇīkinā | hemajālavicitreṇa laghunā meghanādinā ||
ତାପରେ ଏକ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ଓ ବିଶାଳ ରଥ ଦେଖାଦେଲା—ଅନେକ ଛୋଟ ଘଣ୍ଟିର ଝଙ୍କାରରେ ଶୋଭିତ; ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଜାଲିକାମର ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଛଟାରେ ବିଚିତ୍ର; ଶୀଘ୍ରଗାମୀ, ଚାଲିବାବେଳେ ମେଘଗର୍ଜନା ପରି ଗମ୍ଭୀର ନାଦ କରୁଥିଲା।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external grandeur and meticulous readiness can accompany—and even accelerate—grave political choices. In the Udyoga context, the splendid chariot becomes a symbol of organized power moving toward war, reminding readers that ethical responsibility must guide capability and preparation.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra narrates the appearance of a magnificent, swift chariot, richly ornamented with gold latticework and many small bells, whose movement produces a thundercloud-like roar—signaling the arrival of an important royal conveyance and the intensifying preparations around the impending conflict.