Shloka 53
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
षट् सहस्रान् हयान् वीरान् पुनर्दशशतान् वरान्
ṣaṭ-sahasrān hayān vīrān punar daśa-śatān varān
सञ्जय उवाच—षट्सहस्राणि हयान् वीरान्, पुनर्दशशतानि वरान्; सर्वे ते वराश्वा युद्धयोग्याः समाहृताः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the scale and deliberateness of war preparations: resources are amassed in vast numbers, reminding the listener that violence is not accidental but organized—raising ethical reflection on responsibility for collective harm.
Sañjaya reports a mobilization of cavalry resources—six thousand horses and an additional thousand superior ones—indicating the gathering or deployment of a substantial mounted force in the Drona Parva battle sequence.