Shloka 303

ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam

Description of War Standards

Devanagari script

साश्रृद्धिपरथान्याजौ विद्रविष्यामि दारुक । “दारुक! कल युद्धमें मैं सहस्नों राजाओं तथा सैकड़ों राजकुमारोंको उनके घोड़े, हाथी एवं रथोंसहित मार भगाऊँगा

Transliteration

sāśr̥ddhiparathānyājau vidraviṣyāmi dāruka |

Translation

قال سنجيا: «يا داروكا، اليوم في ساحة القتال سأُبدِّدهم وأُرغمهم على الفرار—ملوكًا بالآلاف وأمراءَ بالمئات—مع خيولهم وفِيَلتهم وعرباتهم الحربية».

Word by Word

• स: him/that (one)
• स: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अश्रृद्धि: lack of faith; irreverence
• अश्रृद्धि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परथान्: enemy charioteers / those on the opposing chariots
• परथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• याजौ: in battle
• याजौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विद्रविष्यामि: I will rout / put to flight
• विद्रविष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + द्रु
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular

• दारुक: O Dāruka
• दारुक: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• दारुक (Dāruka)
• राजा (kings)
• राजकुमार (princes)
• घोड़े (horses)
• हाथी (elephants)
• रथ (chariots)
• युद्ध/आजा (battle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, determination can harden into overconfidence and sweeping threats. It invites reflection on dharma in conflict: even when battle is sanctioned for kṣatriyas, speech and intent reveal inner disposition—whether disciplined duty or ego-driven aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a warrior’s declaration addressed to Dāruka, predicting that he will drive away vast numbers of enemy kings and princes along with their mounted and chariot forces. It functions as a dramatic statement of martial intent within the Drona Parva battle sequence.