Shloka 8
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
ततो<5परेण भल्लेन केतुं विव्याध मारिष । स वानरवरो राजन् विश्वकर्मकृतो महान्
tato 'pareṇa bhallena ketuṁ vivyādha māriṣa | sa vānaravaro rājan viśvakarmakṛto mahān |
Sañjaya sprach: Dann durchbohrte er mit einem weiteren Pfeil mit breiter Spitze das Banner. O Ehrwürdiger! Jenes erhabene Affenemblem—gewaltig und von Viśvakarman geschaffen—stand als mächtiges Zeichen königlicher Tapferkeit, selbst mitten im Toben des Krieges.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a battlefield where weapons target visible signs of power, true strength is not merely in outward emblems but in the steadfast meaning they carry—courage, legitimacy, and the moral resolve symbolized by a righteous standard.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior strikes and pierces the chariot-banner with another bhalla arrow. The banner bears a great monkey-emblem, described as a magnificent work crafted by the divine artisan Viśvakarman.