Shloka 23
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
कवचानां प्रभास्तत्र सूर्यरश्मिविराजिता:
kavacānāṁ prabhās tatra sūryaraśmivirājitāḥ
Sañjaya sprach: Dort glänzte der Schimmer der Rüstungen der Krieger, von den Sonnenstrahlen zum Strahlen gebracht—ein äußerer Glanz, der die kriegerische Wucht der Szene steigert und zugleich die Gefahr und Vergänglichkeit weltlichen Ruhmes auf dem Schlachtfeld ahnen lässt.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the contrast between external brilliance (shining armor) and the harsh reality of war, suggesting that worldly radiance and martial glory are fleeting and dependent on conditions—here, merely the sun’s light—while the deeper moral weight of the conflict remains.
Sañjaya is describing the battlefield scene: the warriors’ armors are visibly glittering as sunlight falls upon them, intensifying the vividness of the combat setting in Drona Parva.