Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 153
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
त्रिपुरघ्नरथो यद्वद् गोवृषेण विराजता । पाण्डवोंके आचार्य
sañjaya uvāca | tripuraghnaratho yadvad govṛṣeṇa virājatā |
Dijo Sañjaya: Así como el carro del Matador de Tripura (Śiva) resplandece con el espléndido emblema del toro, del mismo modo el gran carro de Kṛpācārya—preceptor de los Pāṇḍavas, brāhmana austero del linaje de Gautama—se mostraba magnífico, pues en su estandarte llevaba grabada una hermosa marca de toro.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield description through dharmic and devotional imagery: a warrior-teacher’s martial splendor is legitimized by symbols of austerity and divine association (the bull emblem linked with Śiva), suggesting that power is ideally aligned with restraint, lineage-dharma, and sacred order rather than mere violence.
Sanjaya describes Kṛpācārya’s imposing chariot and its banner bearing a bull emblem, saying it shone brilliantly—comparable to Śiva’s chariot adorned with a bull-mark—thereby highlighting Kripa’s prominence and the awe his presence inspires in the ongoing war.