Shloka 8
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 55 — Sañjaya’s Report on Pāṇḍava Readiness and Arjuna’s Dhvaja
ध्वजे हि तस्मिन् रूपाणि चक्ुस्ते देवमायया । महाधनानि दिव्यानि महान्ति च लघूनि च,उन तीनोंने देवमायाके द्वारा उस ध्वजमें छोटी-बड़ी अनेक प्रकारकी बहुमूल्य एवं दिव्य मूर्तियोंका निर्माण किया है
dhvaje hi tasmin rūpāṇi cakṣuste devamāyayā | mahādhanāni divyāni mahānti ca laghūni ca ||
قال سانجيا: وعلى تلك الراية، وبقوة المايا الإلهية، ظهرت صورٌ كثيرة—سماوية بالغة النفاسة—منها العظيم ومنها الصغير. فغدت الراية معرضًا لهيئاتٍ عجيبةٍ من عالمٍ آخر، تُشير إلى أن الحرب لا تسبقها الأسلحة والخطط وحدها، بل تسبقها أيضًا علاماتٌ تُدهش العقول وتؤثّر في العزائم.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how perception can be shaped by higher powers (deva-māyā): in moments leading to conflict, awe-inspiring signs and displays can influence courage, fear, and judgment. Ethically, it cautions that appearances—however dazzling—are not themselves dharma; discernment is needed amid spectacle.
Sanjaya describes a war-banner on which many divine, precious forms appear—large and small—through supernatural power. The scene functions as an omen-like, morale-shaping display in the build-up to the great war.