Shloka 17
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
माल्यदामवता राजन् श्वैतच्छत्रेण धार्यता
mālyadāmavatā rājan śvaitacchatreṇa dhāryatā
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন, তেওঁ মালা-দামৰে ভূষিত আছিল আৰু তেওঁৰ ওপৰত শ্বেত ৰাজছত্ৰ ধৰি ৰখা হৈছিল; যুদ্ধৰ কোলাহলৰ মাজতো তেওঁ সন্মানচিহ্নসহ আগবাঢ়ি গৈছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external emblems—garlands and the white royal parasol—signal authority and honor even in wartime, reminding the listener that power is publicly performed through symbols, while the moral weight of war remains in the background.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a prominent figure is being escorted or displayed with ceremonial honors—adorned with garlands and shaded by a white parasol—indicating royal status or exceptional distinction amid the events of the Drona Parva.