Shloka 7
इन्द्रप्रशंसा, दिव्योपकरणदानं, गन्धमादनसमागमश्च
Indra’s Commendation, Bestowal of Divine Insignia, and the Gandhamādana Reunion
ते कृता विमुखा: सर्वे मत्प्रयुक्त: शिलाशितै: । ततो मातलिना तूर्ण हयास्ते सम्प्रचोदिता:,मेरे छोड़े हुए बाण पत्थरपर तेज किये हुए थे। उनकी मार खाकर सभी दानव युद्धभूमिसे भाग चले। तब मातलि उस रथके घोड़ोंको तुरंत ही तीव्र वेगसे हाँका
arjuna uvāca | te kṛtā vimukhāḥ sarve matprayuktaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | tato mātalinā tūrṇaṃ hayās te sampracoditāḥ ||
Арджуна сказал: «Поражённые стрелами, что я выпустил — отточенными о камень, — все они отпрянули и бежали с поля брани. Тогда Матали тотчас погнал коней той колесницы, понёсшись с великой быстротой.»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial competence and coordinated action: Arjuna’s effective, well-prepared weaponry compels the enemy to retreat, and Mātali’s prompt driving sustains momentum—an ethical model of focused duty (kṣatriya-dharma) executed without hesitation.
Arjuna reports that his stone-whetted arrows force all the foes to turn back and flee. Immediately afterward, Mātali, acting as charioteer, urges the horses forward quickly, pressing the advantage in the ongoing combat.