Shloka 13
Bhīṣma-parva Adhyāya 16 — Saṃjaya’s Boon, Bhīṣma’s Protection, and the Dawn Arraying of Armies
महेन्द्रकेतव: शुभ्रा महेन्द्रसदनेष्विव । संनद्धास्ते प्रवीराश्च ददृशुर्युद्धकाड्क्षिण:,जैसे इन्द्रभवनमें देवराज इन्द्रके चमकीले ध्वज फहराते रहते हैं, उसी प्रकार कौरव- पाण्डवसेनाके ध्वज भी फहरा रहे थे। दोनों सेनाओंके प्रमुख वीर युद्धकी अभिलाषा रखकर कवच आदिसे सुसज्जित दिखायी दे रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | mahendraketavaḥ śubhrā mahendrasadaneṣv iva | sannaddhās te pravīrāś ca dadṛśur yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Like the bright banners of Indra that gleam in Indra’s own celestial hall, so too the standards of the Kaurava and Pāṇḍava hosts shone forth. Those foremost warriors, fully armed and armored, were seen standing ready—each longing for battle as the great conflict was about to begin.
संजय उवाच