Shloka 27
गजो गवाक्षो वृषभश्चर्मवानार्जव: शुक: । षडेते बलसम्पन्ना निर्ययुर्महतो बलातू,जिनका स्पर्श वायुवेगके समान दुःसह था, जो वेगमें वायुकी समानता करते थे, ऐसे बलसम्पन्न नयी अवस्थावाले उत्तम घोड़ोंपर सवार हो गज, गवाक्ष, वृषभ, चर्मवान्ू, आर्जव और शुक--ये छ: बलवान् वीर अपनी विशाल सेनासे बाहर निकले
sañjaya uvāca |
gajo gavākṣo vṛṣabhaś carmavān ārjavaḥ śukaḥ |
ṣaḍ ete balasampannā niryayur mahato balāt ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sina Gaja, Gavākṣa, Vṛṣabha, Carmavān, Ārjava, at Śuka—ang anim na mandirigmang ito, puspos ng lakas, ay lumabas mula sa kanilang napakalaking hukbo. Nakalulan sila sa mahuhusay na kabayong bagong sanay, na ang hagod ay mahirap tiisin at ang bilis ay kaagapay ng hangin; sumulong sila mula sa pangunahing hanay, hudyat ng pag-alon ng diwang mandirigma sa digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of decisive action and courage in battle: capable warriors, equipped with swift mounts and backed by a great host, step forward to engage. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that duty in war involves readiness, discipline, and resolve, even amid the larger tragedy of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that six named warriors—Gaja, Gavākṣa, Vṛṣabha, Carmavān, Ārjava, and Śuka—ride out from their main army on exceptionally swift horses, moving forward from the larger formation as the battle action intensifies.