14.Thathah Svethaih hayaiH yukthaih mahathi syandhane
sThithou
maaDhavah Paandavah chaiva dhivyou Sankhou
pradhaDhmathuH
Then
The chariot of Arjuna was divine and given by the god of fire Agni, when he burnt the kaandavavanam as an offering to Agnideva. The four white horses were given to him by Chithraratha , king of Gandharvas out of his ever replenished stock of 100 and both the chariot and the horses are capable of traveling on earth and in the sky.
Both DhuryoDhana and Arjuna went to see
svethaiH hayaiH- by white horses
mahathi syandhane sThithou- the two on the great chariot.
maaDhavah- This name means the consort of Lakshmi , maayaaH Dhavah, signifying prosperity to Arjuna.
PaandavaH means Arjuna. Though this word means all the sons of Pandu, here it is Arjuna who is with
15. Panchajanyam hrsheekea dhevdhattham DhananjayaH
poundram dhaDhmou mahaaSanKham bheemakarma
vrkodharaH
Panchajnayam HrsheekesaH- The Lord is called Hrsheekesa meaning `one who has the senses under his control,' hrsheekaaNaam eeSaH. He is the one who controls the senses and make them function being he inner-self of all.
The word can be split in two ways, namely, hrsheeka+eeSa or hrshi +kesa. In the latter form it means that He gives joy, Hrshi with His rays, kesa, that envelop the whole world. Kesa also means hair and hence it refers to
Panchajanyam-
Dhananjaya- The name of Arjuna because he collecr ted a lot of wealth for Yudhishtira when he did Rajasuyayaga, by conquering all the kings . Dhanam jayathi ithi DhanajayaH
Dhevadhattham- the conch of Arjuna was called Dhevadhattham because it was given to him by Indra, dhevena dhattham.
Bheemakarmaa vrkodharah- refers to Bheema who was called vrkodhara because he used to eat a lot and digest the same like a wolf. Vrkasya udharam iva udharam yasay saH, one who has a stomach like that of a wolf.he is also referred to as bheemakarma because his actions were terrifying to his enemies. The word Bheema means fearful.
The conch of Bheema was known as Poundra and it was described as mahaaSankham as it was big in size and also in sound.
Panchajanyam Hrishikesah- Lord Krishna sounded his conch which was music to His followers but sounded the death knell to His foes. The one who played the flute in Brindavan enchanting the whole world with His music, blew His conch in Kurukshetra, stunning the Kaurava forces into silence.
Panchajanya, the conch of the Lord, is pranavasvarupa, represents Omkaara, and hence synonymous with nadhabrahmam, as pranava, the syllable
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