SB 1.16.11
TEXT 11
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TEXT
स्वलङ्कृतं श्यामतुरङ्गयोजितं रथं मृगेन्द्रध्वजमाश्रितः पुरात् ।
वृतो रथाश्वद्विपपत्तियुक्तया स्वसेनया दिग्विजयाय निर्गतः ॥ ११ ॥ svalaṅkrtam syama-turaṅga-yojitam
ratham mrgendra-dhvajam asritah purat
vrto rathasva-dvipapatti-yuktaya
sva-senaya digvijayaya nirgatah
svalaṅkrtam-very well decorated; syama-black; turaṅga-horses; yojitam-tackled; ratham-chariot; mrgendra-lion; dhvajam-flagged; asritah-under the protection; purat-from the capital; vrtah-surrounded by; ratha-charioteers; asva-cavalry; dvipapatti-elephants; yuktaya-thus being equipped; svasenaya-along with infantry; digvijayaya-for the purpose of conquering; nirgatah-went out.
TRANSLATION
Maharaja Pariksit 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.
Maharaja Pariksit 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 Pariksit surrounded by well-decorated chariots, cavalry, elephants, infantry and band is not only pleasing to the eyes, but also is a sign of a civilization that is aesthetic even on the fighting front.
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