Shloka 28
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किडुकिणीकिना । हेमजालविचित्रेण लघुना मेघनादिना
tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiḍukiṇīkinā | hemajālavicitreṇa laghunā meghanādinā ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Rồi hiện ra một cỗ chiến xa trắng rực, to lớn, có vô số chuông nhỏ leng keng; được điểm xuyết kỳ diệu bằng những hoa văn lưới vàng; chạy mau, và khi lăn bánh phát ra tiếng trầm như sấm mây.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external grandeur and meticulous readiness can accompany—and even accelerate—grave political choices. In the Udyoga context, the splendid chariot becomes a symbol of organized power moving toward war, reminding readers that ethical responsibility must guide capability and preparation.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra narrates the appearance of a magnificent, swift chariot, richly ornamented with gold latticework and many small bells, whose movement produces a thundercloud-like roar—signaling the arrival of an important royal conveyance and the intensifying preparations around the impending conflict.