Shloka 2736
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
ध्वजेन महता संख्ये कुरूणामृषभस्तदा । प्रजानाथ! वह विचित्र ध्वज दुर्योधनके उत्तम रथपर सैकड़ों क्षुद्रधंटिकाओंकी ध्वनिसे शोभायमान था। उस महान् ध्वजसे युद्धस्थलमें आपके पुत्र कुरुश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधनकी उस समय बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी
sañjaya uvāca |
dhvajena mahatā saṅkhye kurūṇām ṛṣabhas tadā |
pracalac-citra-dhvajo duryodhanasya ratho varaḥ |
śataśo kṣudra-ghaṇṭikā-ninādair abhirañjitaḥ |
tena dhvajena yuddha-sthale tava putrasya kurū-śreṣṭhasya tadā mahān śobhā babhūva ||
Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, your son—Duryodhana, foremost among the Kurus—shone brilliantly. His excellent chariot bore a great banner and a moving, variegated standard, made resplendent by the ringing of hundreds of small bells. By that lofty banner he appeared especially glorious on the battlefield—an image of royal pride and martial display amid the moral gravity of war.
संजय उवाच