Shloka 89
रथौ तयो: श्वेतहयौ दिव्यौ युक्त महात्मनो: । यौ तौ कर्णार्जुनौ राजन प्रह्ृष्ावभ्यतिष्ठताम्,राजन! कर्ण और अर्जुन हर्षमें भरकर जिन रथोंपर बैठे हुए थे, उन महामनस्वी वीरोंके वे दोनों रथ श्वेत घोड़ोंसे युक्त, दिव्य और आवश्यक सामग्रियोंसे सम्पन्न थे
rathau tayoḥ śvetahayau divyau yuktau mahātmanoḥ | yau tau karṇārjunau rājan prahṛṣṭāv abhyatiṣṭhatām ||
रथौ तयोः श्वेतहयौ दिव्यौ युक्तौ महात्मनोः । यौ तौ कर्णार्जुनौ राजन् प्रहृष्टावभ्यतिष्ठताम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic motif that external preparedness—divine chariots, disciplined horses, complete equipment—reflects inner determination. Yet it also hints at the ethical gravity of war: splendid instruments of battle serve a conflict whose outcomes carry profound dharmic consequences.
Sañjaya describes to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the battle-ready scene: Karṇa and Arjuna, exhilarated, take their stand on their respective chariots, which are portrayed as divine, well-equipped, and yoked with white horses—setting the stage for their climactic confrontation.