Mahabharata 7.23.67 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 23, Shloka 67
द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः
Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry
जिनके रथका आवरण, रथ तथा धनुष नाना प्रकारके रत्नोंसे जटित एवं अनेक रूपवाले थे, जिनके घोड़े, ध्वजा और पताकाएँ भी विचित्र प्रकारकी थीं, वे राजा चित्र चितकबरे घोड़ोंद्वारा युद्धके मैदानमें आये ।।
ye tu puṣkaraparṇasya tulyavarṇā hayottamāḥ | te rocamānasya sutaṃ hemavarṇam udāvahan ||
ม้าเอกเหล่านั้นซึ่งมีสีดุจใบปทุม ก็พาเหมหวรรณะ บุตรแห่งโรจมานะ เข้าสู่สมรภูมิ
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial grandeur accompanies the entry into battle, reminding the reader that war is not merely violence but a socially framed kṣatriya arena where honor, rank, and readiness are displayed—yet all within the heavier moral backdrop of a destructive conflict.
Sañjaya reports that lotus-leaf–colored, superior horses bring Hema-varṇa, son of Rocamāna, onto the battlefield, marking his arrival among the combatants in Droṇa Parva’s war sequence.
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