Shloka 18

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

जातरूपसमाभासा: सर्वे लोहितकध्वजा: । पाँच भाई केकयराजकुमार इन्द्रगोप (वीरबहूटी)-के समान रंगवाले घोड़ोंद्वारा रणभूमिमें लौट रहे थे। उन पाँचों भाइयोंकी कान्ति सुवर्णके समान थी तथा वे सब-के-सब लाल रंगकी ध्वजा-पताका धारण किये हुए थे ।। १७३६ || ते हेममालिन: शूरा: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:

Transliteration

jātarūpasamābhāsāḥ sarve lohitakadhvajāḥ | te hemamālinaḥ śūrāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: All of them shone with a radiance like refined gold, and each bore a crimson banner. Those heroic men, adorned with golden garlands, were all skilled in the arts of war—an image of martial splendor that underscores how, in the midst of the Drona-parvan’s relentless violence, outward signs of glory and prowess continue to mark the combatants even as the ethical weight of the conflict deepens.

Word by Word

जातरूपसमाभासाःhaving a luster like gold

सर्वेall

लोहितकध्वजाःhaving red banners/flags

तेthey

हेममालिनःwearing garlands/ornaments of gold

शूराःheroes, brave men

सर्वेall

युद्धविशारदाःskilled/adept in battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

gold-like radiance (jātarūpa)

crimson banners (lohitakadhvaja)

golden garlands (hemamālā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes