Shloka 28
त्रिगर्त-मात्स्य-संग्रामः
The Trigarta–Matsya Engagement at Twilight
रथान् हयै: सुसम्पन्नानास्थाय च नरोत्तमा: । निर्ययुर्मुदिता: पार्था: शत्रुसंघावमर्दिन:
rathān hayaiḥ susampannān āsthāya ca narottamāḥ | niryayur muditāḥ pārthāḥ śatrusaṅghāvamardinaḥ ||
रथान् हयैः सुसम्पन्नान् आस्थाय च नरोत्तमाः । निर्ययुर्मुदिताः पार्थाः शत्रुसङ्घावमर्दिनः ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined preparedness and collective resolve: righteous power is not mere aggression but organized strength directed toward protecting order and confronting hostile forces—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, confident and pleased, mount well-equipped horse-drawn chariots and ride out from the palace, poised to face and subdue opposing forces.