Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.11

svalankritam syama-turanga-yojitam

ratham mrigendra-dhvajam asritah purat

vrito rathasva-dvipapatti-yuktaya

sva-senaya digvijayaya nirgatah

SYNONYMS

su-alankritam -- very well decorated; syama -- black; turanga -- horses; yojitam -- tackled; ratham -- chariot; mriga-indra -- lion; dhvajam -- flagged; asritah -- under the protection; purat -- from the capital; vritah -- surrounded by; ratha -- charioteers; asva -- cavalry; dvipapatti -- elephants; yuktaya -- thus being equipped; sva-senaya -- along with infantry; digvijayaya -- for the purpose of conquering; nirgatah -- went out.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Parikshit 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.

PURPORT

Maharaja Parikshit 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 Hanumanji. A royal procession like that of Maharaja Parikshit 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.

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