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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.11
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- svalaṅkṛtaṁ śyāma-turaṅga-yojitaṁ
- rathaṁ mṛgendra-dhvajam āśritaḥ purāt
- vṛto rathāśva-dvipa-patti-yuktayā
- sva-senayā digvijayāya nirgataḥ
suvery well decorated-alaṅkṛtamvery well decorated — very well decorated; śyāmablack — black; turaṅgahorses — horses; yojitamtackled — tackled; rathamchariot — chariot; mṛgalion-indralion — lion; dhvajamflagged — flagged; āśritaḥunder the protection — under the protection; purātfrom the capital — from the capital; vṛtaḥsurrounded by — surrounded by; rathacharioteers — charioteers; aśvacavalry — cavalry; dvipapattielephants — elephants; yuktayāthus being equipped — thus being equipped; svaalong with infantry-senayāalong with infantry — along with infantry; digvijayāyafor the purpose of conquering — for the purpose of conquering; nirgataḥwent out — went out.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat on a chariot drawn by black horses. His flag was marked with the sign of a lion. Being so decorated and surrounded by charioteers, cavalry, elephants and infantry soldiers, he left the capital to conquer in all directions.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit is distinguished from his grandfather Arjuna, for black horses pulled his chariot instead of white horses. He marked his flag with the mark of a lion, and his grandfather marked his with the mark of Hanumānjī. A royal procession like that of Mahārāja Parīkṣit surrounded by well-decorated chariots, cavalry, elephants, infantry and band not only is pleasing to the eyes, but also is a sign of a civilization that is aesthetic even on the fighting front.