Shloka 34
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
चुडामणिषु निष्केषु भूषणेष्वपि वर्मसु | तेषामादित्यवर्णाभा रश्मय: प्रचकाशिरे
cūḍāmaṇiṣu niṣkeṣu bhūṣaṇeṣv api varmasu | teṣām ādityavarṇābhā raśmayaḥ pracakāśire ||
Sañjaya said: From their crest-jewels, their neck-ornaments, and even from the ornaments set upon their armour, rays shone forth—radiant in hue like the sun.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external brilliance—jewels, ornaments, and armour—can project authority and morale in war, yet it also reminds the listener that such splendor is bound to the perilous arena where dharma, pride, and duty collide.
Sañjaya describes the warriors’ equipment and adornments flashing with sun-like radiance, emphasizing the visual intensity of the battlefield as the armed hosts move and prepare amid the Drona Parva’s unfolding combat.