Shloka 8
ततो<5परेण भल्लेन केतुं विव्याध मारिष । स वानरवरो राजन् विश्वकर्मकृतो महान्
tato 'pareṇa bhallena ketuṁ vivyādha māriṣa | sa vānaravaro rājan viśvakarmakṛto mahān |
Sañjaya said: Then, with another broad-headed arrow, he pierced the banner. O revered one, that foremost monkey-emblem—great and fashioned by Viśvakarman—stood as a mighty sign of royal valor even amid the violence of war.
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.