ते रथान् रथिनः श्रेष्ठा हयांश् च हयकोविदाः ॥
सज्जयन्ति स्म नागांश् च नागशिक्षासु निष्ठिताः ॥
अथ वर्माणि चित्राणि काञ्चनानि बहूनि च ॥
विविधानि च शस्त्राणि चक्रुः सज्जानि सर्वशः ॥
पदातयश् च पुरुषाः शस्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥
उपजह्रुः शरीरेषु हेमचित्राण्य् अनेकशः ॥
तद् उत्सव इवोदग्रं संप्रहृष्टनरावृतम् ॥
नगरं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारतासीत् समाकुलम् ॥
जनौघसलिलावर्तो रथनागाश्वमीनवान् ॥
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः कोशसंचयरत्नवान् ॥
te rathān rathinaḥ śreṣṭhā hayāṃś ca hayakovidāḥ ||
sajjayanti sma nāgāṃś ca nāgaśikṣāsu niṣṭhitāḥ ||
atha varmāṇi citrāṇi kāñcanāni bahūni ca ||
vividhāni ca śastrāṇi cakruḥ sajjāni sarvaśaḥ ||
padātayaś ca puruṣāḥ śastrāṇi vividhāni ca ||
upajahruḥ śarīreṣu hemacitrāṇy anekaśaḥ ||
tad utsava ivodagraṃ saṃprahṛṣṭanarāvṛtam ||
nagaraṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhāratāsīt samākulam ||
janaughasalilāvarto rathanāgāśvamīnavān ||
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ kośasaṃcayaratnavān ||
The finest chariot-warriors equipped the chariots, the experts in horses made ready the horses, and those skilled in training elephants prepared the elephants. Then they made ready their colorful, golden armor and their various weapons of every kind. The foot-soldiers fastened to their bodies many kinds of weapons adorned with gold. The city of the son of Dhritarashtra, O Bharata, became crowded and majestic, like a festival, thronged with joyful people: within it the flood of men was its whirlpool, the chariots, elephants, and horses were its fish, the roar of conches and drums resounded, and it was rich in treasure, hoards, and jewels.
a30f936a383d · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:17:17 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The chapter shows how news of the Pandavas encamped on Kurukshetra turns Duryodhana's fear into military mobilization. He understands that Krishna will tell the Pandavas everything, yet instead of yielding he chooses to prepare for confrontation: camps, roads, weapons, troops, and a city roaring like the ocean before a storm.