Shloka 78
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
पाण्ड्रैश्वापि व्यजनैर्वीज्यमानो नराधिप । शुक्लवासा: सितोष्णीष: सर्वशुक्लविभूषण:
pāṇḍraiś cāpi vyajanaīr vījyamāno narādhipa | śuklavāsāḥ sitoṣṇīṣaḥ sarvaśuklavibhūṣaṇaḥ ||
Ô roi, l’on m’éventait de part et d’autre avec des chauris blancs ; j’étais vêtu de blanc, coiffé d’un turban blanc, et paré d’ornements tous blancs. Ainsi, dans toute la splendeur royale, je me tins debout, marqué des signes de souveraineté et d’honneur.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external insignia—white garments, turban, ornaments, and ceremonial fanning—signal recognized status and honor in a royal setting; it implicitly contrasts outward splendor with the inner responsibility of dharma that such honor demands.
Bhīṣma describes a scene of formal royal ceremony: he is attended with white chowries and appears entirely in white attire and adornment, emphasizing the dignity and public recognition surrounding him at that moment.