Shloka 6
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
हयैर्वातजवैर्मुख्यै: पाण्डवस्य सुतो बली । अभ्यवर्तत तत् सैन्यं हृष्टरूप: परंतप:
sañjaya uvāca |
hayair vātajavair mukhyaiḥ pāṇḍavasya suto balī |
abhyavartata tat sainyaṃ hṛṣṭarūpaḥ paraṃtapaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：凭借疾如风的上等骏马，那位般度之子、力大无俦者——神采飞扬、焚灼敌军者——径直冲向那支军队。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-style resolve: excellence in preparation (swift horses, disciplined force) and fearless advance in battle. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s tension—personal valor and exhilaration are real, yet they operate within the heavy consequences of war and duty.
Sañjaya describes a mighty son of the Pāṇḍavas, exultant and formidable, advancing with wind-swift horses to charge the opposing army—an image of rapid, forceful engagement on the battlefield.