Shloka 363
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
वैनतेयस्य वीरस्यथ समरे रथशोभिन: । 'सूत! कौमोदकी गदा, दिव्य शक्ति, चक्र, धनुष, बाण तथा अन्य सब आवश्यक सामग्रियोंको रथपर रखकर उसके पिछले भागमें समरांगणमें रथपर शोभा पानेवाले वीर विनतानन्दन गरुड़के चिह्नवाले ध्वजके लिये भी स्थान बना लेना
sañjaya uvāca | vainateyasya vīrasya atha samare rathaśobhinaḥ | sūta! kaumodakī gadā divyā śaktiḥ cakraṃ dhanuḥ bāṇāḥ tathā anya-sarvāvaśyakāḥ sāmagrīḥ rathopari nidhāya tasya pṛṣṭhabhāge samara-aṅgaṇe rathopari śobhā-pānavataḥ vīrasya vinatānandana-garuḍa-cihna-dhvajāya api sthānaṃ kalpayasva ||
Sañjaya said: “O charioteer, place upon the chariot the Kaumodakī mace, the divine spear, the discus, the bow, the arrows, and all other necessary equipment; and at the rear of the chariot make room as well for the banner marked with Garuḍa—the emblem of Vinatā’s son—so that the warrior may appear resplendent on the battlefield.”
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