Shloka 27
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
वैयाप्रचर्माणमकूजनाक्षं हैमत्रिकोषं रजतत्रिवेणुम् | रथप्रबर्ह तुरगप्रबर्ह - युक्त प्रादान्महममिमं हि राम:
sañjaya uvāca |
vaiyāpracarmāṇam akūjanākṣaṃ haimatrikośaṃ rajatatriveṇum |
rathaprabārhaṃ turagaprabārha-yuktaṃ pradān maham imaṃ hi rāmaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“可敬的罗摩（帕罗修罗摩）赐予我这辆华美战车——覆以虎皮，车轴无声，饰以三只金箭箙与一件银制‘三纹饰’（triveṇu），配件精良；并以骏马驾挽。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how a guru’s favor and the acquisition of splendid war-gear can elevate a warrior’s standing, yet ethically it warns that external power (weapons, chariots, boons) can intensify pride and attachment—factors that cloud judgment in dharmic conflict.
Sañjaya reports a description of a superb chariot given by Rāma (Paraśurāma): tiger-skin covered, silent-axled, ornamented with golden cases/quivers and a silver triveṇu, and yoked to excellent horses—highlighting the grandeur of the martial resources involved in the war.