Shloka 39
अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च
Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents
आतड्कादिव सीदन्ति रथचक्राणि मारिष
āṭaṅkādiva sīdanti rathacakrāṇi māriṣa
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O kagalang-galang, ang mga gulong ng mga karwaheng pandigma ay lumulubog, na para bang dahil sa biglaang sindak.” Sa mabagsik na siksikan ng digmaan, pati mga kasangkapang pandigma ay nanghihina—hudyat kung paanong ang takot, pagkalito, at bigat ng tunggalian ay nakasisira sa lakas at kaayusan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and turmoil can destabilize even powerful systems—here symbolized by chariot-wheels—implying that inner disturbance and the chaos of adharma-driven conflict erode effectiveness and control.
Sañjaya reports battlefield conditions to the listener, describing chariot-wheels sinking as though caused by panic—an image of confusion and strain amid the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.