Shloka 323
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
ज्ञास्यन्ति लोका: सर्वे मां सुहृंदे सव्यसाचिन: । “कल देवता, गन्धर्व, पिशाच, नाग तथा राक्षस आदि समस्त लोक यह अच्छी तरह जान लेंगे कि मैं सव्यसाची अर्जुनका हितैषी मित्र हूँ
jñāsyanti lokāḥ sarve māṃ suhṛdaṃ savyasācinaḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Besok seluruh alam—para dewa, gandharwa, piśāca, nāga, dan rākṣasa—akan mengetahui dengan jelas bahwa aku adalah sahabat yang menghendaki kebaikan bagi Savyasācin, Arjuna.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of suhṛt—genuine friendship as active goodwill. In a dharmic frame, one’s character and loyalties become publicly evident, as if before the entire world.
Sañjaya reports a declaration that all beings will recognize the speaker as Arjuna’s well-wishing friend, emphasizing publicly visible allegiance and support during the climactic violence of the Drona Parva.