Shloka 2236
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
यथा जयद्रथं पार्थो न हन्यादिति संयुगे । “यह सब सुनकर दुर्योधन अपने मन्त्रियोंक साथ ऐसी मन्त्रणा करेगा” जिससे अर्जुन समरभूमिमें जयद्रथको मार न सकें
yathā jayadrathaṃ pārtho na hanyād iti saṃyuge |
Sañjaya dit : «Afin que Pārtha (Arjuna) ne puisse tuer Jayadratha dans la bataille.» Ayant entendu tout cela, Duryodhana, avec ses ministres, élaborera un conseil tel qu’il empêchera Arjuna d’abattre Jayadratha sur le champ de guerre—exemple d’une stratégie utilisée pour entraver l’accomplissement d’un vœu et protéger un allié, sans égard pour la justice de la cause.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how political counsel and battlefield strategy can be directed toward preventing the fulfillment of a warrior’s vowed act. It implicitly raises an ethical tension: intelligence and planning are powerful, but their moral weight depends on whether they serve dharma or merely protect one’s side through obstruction and expediency.
Sañjaya reports that, after hearing the situation, Duryodhana and his advisers will deliberate on measures to ensure that Arjuna does not manage to kill Jayadratha in the ongoing battle—foreshadowing coordinated defensive tactics around Jayadratha.