Shloka 136
कामवर्णजवा युक्ता बलवन्त: शतं हया: । मतवाले हाथीके समान प्रतीत होनेवाले सौ बलवान् एवं भयंकर घोड़े उस रथमें जुते हुए थे। जिनकी आँखें लाल थीं तथा जो इच्छानुसार रूप धारण करनेवाले और मनचाहे वेगसे चलनेवाले थे
sañjaya uvāca | kāmavarṇajavā yuktā balavantaḥ śataṃ hayāḥ |
कामवर्णजवायुक्ता बलवन्तः शतं हयाः । मतङ्गजसमप्रख्याः क्रूरा रक्तेक्षणा भृशम् ॥ यथेच्छरूपधारिण्यः कामवेगप्रचारिणः । तस्य रथस्य युक्ताः स्म भयानकपराक्रमाः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves epic narration rather than direct moral instruction: it portrays the overwhelming, almost supernatural scale of war-power. Ethically, it underscores how fascination with might and spectacle can accompany—and intensify—the destructiveness of battle.
Sañjaya describes a chariot drawn by a hundred exceptionally powerful horses. They are depicted as fearsome, red-eyed, and capable of taking forms and speeds according to will, emphasizing the extraordinary martial resources present in the Drona Parva battle scenes.