आयसैः काञ्चनैश् चापि पट्टैर् नद्धं सकूबरम् ॥
तारासहस्रखचितं सिंहध्वजपताकिनम् ॥
अश्वैर् वातजवैर् युक्तं हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदैः ॥
पाण्डुरैर् इन्दुसंकाशैः सर्वशब्दातिगैर् दृढैः ॥
चित्रकाञ्चनसंनाहैर् वाजिमुख्यैर् विशां पते ॥
घण्टाजालाकुलरवं शक्तितोमरविद्युतम् ॥
वृतं सांग्रामिकैर् द्रव्यैर् बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदम् ॥
रथं संपादयाम् आस मेघगम्भीरनिस्वनम् ॥
तं समारुह्य शैनेयस् तव सैन्यम् उपाद्रवत् ॥
दारुको ऽपि यथाकामं प्रययौ केशवान्तिकम् ॥
āyasaiḥ kāñcanaiś cāpi paṭṭair naddhaṃ sakūbaram ||
tārāsahasrakhacitaṃ siṃhadhvajapatākinam ||
aśvair vātajavair yuktaṃ hemabhāṇḍaparicchadaiḥ ||
pāṇḍurair indusaṃkāśaiḥ sarvaśabdātigair dṛḍhaiḥ ||
citrakāñcanasaṃnāhair vājimukhyair viśāṃ pate ||
ghaṇṭājālākularavaṃ śaktitomaravidyutam ||
vṛtaṃ sāṃgrāmikair dravyair bahuśastraparicchadam ||
rathaṃ saṃpādayām āsa meghagambhīranisvanam ||
taṃ samāruhya śaineyas tava sainyam upādravat ||
dāruko 'pi yathākāmaṃ prayayau keśavāntikam ||
[Sanjaya:] "[A chariot], bound with iron and golden plates, fitted with a pole, studded with a thousand stars, bearing a lion-standard and banners, yoked with wind-swift horses, with golden harness and trappings, white, resembling the moon, surpassing every sound, firm, with wondrous golden armor, with foremost horses, O lord of the people, with the din of a mass of bells, flashing with shakti-spears and tomaras, furnished with implements of war, equipped with an abundant store of weapons — he fashioned the chariot, with a rumble deep as that of the clouds. Having mounted that, Shainya charged upon your army; Daruka too, as he pleased, departed to Keshava's side."
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The detailed description of the new chariot reveals the craftsman's art — Daruka's brother: behind the warrior's feat stands the unseen labor of many hands. It is notable that Daruka, having given up one chariot, at once returns to Krishna: service does not long leave its post. The verse teaches that a great deed rests on a host of unnoticed services — charioteers, craftsmen, helpers; and the glory that falls to the warrior is rightly shared with all whose labor equipped his path.