Shloka 15
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रेण सर्व तस्मै निवेदितम् । स हत्वा सैन्धवं संख्ये पुनरेतु धनंजय:,धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधनने जयद्रथको सब बातें बता दी होंगी। अर्जुन युद्धमें सिंधुराज जयद्रथको मारकर पुन: सकुशल लौट आवें (यही हमारी शुभ कामना है)
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putreṇa sarvaṁ tasmai niveditam | sa hatvā saindhavaṁ saṅkhye punar etu dhanañjayaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Semua ini telah dilaporkan kepadanya oleh putra Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Semoga Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), setelah menewaskan raja Sindhu (Jayadratha) di medan laga, kembali dengan selamat.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a brutal dharma-yuddha setting, the verse highlights two ethical tensions: (1) information and counsel move through partisan agents (Duryodhana reporting), shaping perception; (2) alongside the necessity of fulfilling a martial objective (Jayadratha’s death), there remains a human, almost prayer-like concern for safe return—showing that duty in war does not erase compassion or anxiety about life.
Sañjaya tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana has conveyed the full situation to him. The verse then expresses a wish/expectation that Arjuna, after killing Jayadratha in the battle, will return safely—pointing to the central war-goal of that episode: Jayadratha’s slaying and Arjuna’s survival afterward.