Shloka 58
ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छेद द्वाभ्यां छत्रं विशाम्पते
dhvajam ekena ciccheda dvābhyāṃ chatraṃ viśāmpate
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে প্ৰজাপতে! তেওঁ একেটা বাণে ধ্বজ ছিন্ন কৰিলে, আৰু আন দুটা বাণে ৰাজছত্ৰো কাটি পেলালে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in epic warfare, honor and authority are communicated through symbols (banner and parasol). Striking these is an ethical and psychological tactic: it humiliates and destabilizes an opponent without directly killing, showing that victory is pursued not only by force but by undermining status and morale.
Sañjaya reports a precise feat of archery: a warrior cuts down the opponent’s chariot-banner with one arrow and then fells the royal parasol with two arrows, publicly marking the opponent’s loss of prestige and battlefield standing.