Shloka 16
पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्
Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court
ततो<न्वशासच्चतुर: सदश्वान् पुत्रो विराटस्य हिरण्यकक्षान् । ते तद् व्यतीयुर्ध्वजिनामनीक॑ श्वेता वहन्तोडर्जुनमाजिमध्यात्
tato 'nvāśāsac caturaḥ sadaśvān putro virāṭasya hiraṇyakakṣān | te tad vyatīyur dhvajinām anīkaṃ śvetā vahanto 'rjunam ājimadhyāt ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：随后，毗罗吒之子驱策那四匹披着金饰鞍具的良马。那几匹白色骏马载着战车中的阿周那，自战场正中冲出，穿越旗帜森然的车战士阵列，破其合围而脱。此景彰显在重压之下的纪律与勇毅、娴熟与定向——力量由志向引领，而非由惊惶驱使。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competence and composure in crisis: even amid fear and chaos, disciplined action (properly directing resources—here, the horses and chariot) enables one to fulfill duty effectively. Valor is shown not only by fighting, but by steady execution of the right course.
Prince Uttara, serving as charioteer, drives the four white, gold-trapped horses so that Arjuna’s chariot moves out from the center of the battlefield and passes through the bannered enemy formations, escaping their encirclement.