Shloka 74
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
रथमास्थाय रुचिरं राजतं पाण्ड्रैर्हयै: । सूपस्करं स्वधिष्ठानं वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम्
ratham āsthāya ruciraṁ rājataṁ pāṇḍrair hayaiḥ | sūpaskaraṁ svadhiṣṭhānaṁ vaiyāghraparivāraṇam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sumakay ako sa isang maringal na karwaheng pilak, hinihila ng mapuputlang puting mga kabayo, ganap ang mga kagamitan, matatag ang pagkakapatong sa sariling plataporma, at napalilibutan ng panakip na balat ng tigre bilang panangga.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined preparedness and the outward signs of kṣatriya responsibility: in a dharma-crisis, one must be properly equipped and steady, not reckless—readiness serves duty rather than vanity.
Bhīṣma describes the mounting of a magnificent, well-appointed chariot drawn by pale-white horses, protected with tiger-skin coverings—signaling imminent movement and the formal mobilization associated with the approaching conflict.