Shloka 29
Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens
त्वदीयानां परेषां च रथेषु विपुलान् ध्वजान् । अभिभूयार्जुनस्यैको रथे तस्थौ महाकपि:
tvadīyānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca ratheṣu vipulān dhvajān | abhibhūyārjunasyaiko rathe tasthau mahākapiḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、あなた方の戦車にも敵の戦車にも大旗は数多く翻っていたが、それらすべてを凌いで、ただ一つ――偉大なる猿の印を戴く旗――がアルジュナの戦車に高く立ち、まるでより高き大義と、正義に定められた勝利を告げるかのようであった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer power and numbers are not decisive; a righteous cause supported by divine strength is portrayed as surpassing mere display. The single banner with the great monkey symbolizes moral and spiritual superiority amid the spectacle of war.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra: many chariots on both sides bear large standards, yet Arjuna’s chariot is distinguished by one extraordinary banner marked by the mighty monkey (Hanumān), which eclipses the rest.