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ततः प्रायाच् छनैः सूतः सात्वतस्य मते स्थितः ॥
रथेनादित्यवर्णेन भास्वरेण पताकिना ॥
तम् ऊहुः सारथेर् वश्या वल्गमाना हयोत्तमाः ॥
वायुवेगसमाः संख्ये कुन्देन्दुरजतप्रभाः ॥
आपतन्तं रथं तं तु शङ्खवर्णैर् हयोत्तमैः ॥
परिवव्रुस् ततः शूरा गजानीकेन सर्वतः ॥
किरन्तो विविधांस् तीक्ष्णान् सायकांल् लघुवेधिनः ॥
tataḥ prāyāc chanaiḥ sūtaḥ sātvatasya mate sthitaḥ ||
rathenādityavarṇena bhāsvareṇa patākinā ||
tam ūhuḥ sārather vaśyā valgamānā hayottamāḥ ||
vāyuvegasamāḥ saṃkhye kundendurajataprabhāḥ ||
āpatantaṃ rathaṃ taṃ tu śaṅkhavarṇair hayottamaiḥ ||
parivavrus tataḥ śūrā gajānīkena sarvataḥ ||
kiranto vividhāṃs tīkṣṇān sāyakāṃl laghuvedhinaḥ ||
Then the charioteer drove slowly, abiding by the will of the Satvata, [on] the sun-colored chariot, shining, [with] a banner. Obedient to the charioteer, the best horses bore him, prancing [in vigor], equal to the wind's speed in battle, [with] the sheen of jasmine, moon, and silver. But that onrushing chariot, [with] the finest conch-colored horses, the heroes then surrounded with the elephant-array from every side.
ce8af178a527 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:08:02 PM UTC
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Satyaki's chariot shines like the sun, its horses gleam with the purity of jasmine and moon: beneath the splendor lies the solemnity of a righteous advance. And yet it is surrounded on every side by the array of elephants. It is telling that shining valor at once draws the many upon itself. The verse teaches that light attracts darkness: the more visibly the valor of the righteous shines, the more the forces of wrong close in around it — but all the more glorious that a single flame stands amid the encircling gloom.