Shloka 8
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
ततो<5परेण भल्लेन केतुं विव्याध मारिष । स वानरवरो राजन् विश्वकर्मकृतो महान्
tato 'pareṇa bhallena ketuṁ vivyādha māriṣa | sa vānaravaro rājan viśvakarmakṛto mahān |
Kemudian, dengan sebuah anak panah bermata lebar yang lain, ia menembus panji itu, wahai yang mulia. Wahai Raja, lambang kera yang utama itu—agung, buatan Viśvakarman—tetap tegak sebagai tanda perkasa keberanian raja di tengah kedahsyatan perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a battlefield where weapons target visible signs of power, true strength is not merely in outward emblems but in the steadfast meaning they carry—courage, legitimacy, and the moral resolve symbolized by a righteous standard.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior strikes and pierces the chariot-banner with another bhalla arrow. The banner bears a great monkey-emblem, described as a magnificent work crafted by the divine artisan Viśvakarman.