Shloka 35
भयानक पराक्रमी कुन्तीपुत्र भीमसेनने उन बैलोंकी रास सँभाली। अर्जुनने तेजस्वी श्वैत छत्र धारण किया ।। प्रियमाणं च तच्छत्र॑ पाण्डुरं रथमूर्थनि । शुशुभे तारकाकीर्ण सितमभ्रमिवाम्बरे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prīyamāṇaṃ ca tac chatraṃ pāṇḍuraṃ rathamūrdhani | śuśubhe tārakākīrṇaṃ sitam abhram ivāmbare ||
凄まじき武勇のクンティーの子ビーマセーナが、その牛たちの手綱を操り、アルジュナは光り輝く白き王傘を捧げ持った。しかもその淡白の王傘は、戦車の頂に高く掲げられて、星を散らした天空の白雲のごとく、ひときわ美しく輝いた。物語の中でこの比喩は、パーンダヴァの威厳と吉祥の権威をいっそう高め、彼らの武備を、ただの暴威の誇示ではなく、秩序立ち儀礼に裏打ちされた正しき備えとして描き出している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical ideal of ordered, legitimate power: royal insignia like the white parasol symbolize sovereignty exercised with dignity and auspicious restraint, suggesting that even in conflict, authority should appear disciplined and aligned with dharma rather than chaotic aggression.
The narrator describes a ceremonial detail on a chariot: a pale-white parasol is held above the chariot’s top and gleams beautifully, compared to a white cloud in a star-filled sky—an image that magnifies the grandeur and auspicious presence of the heroes’ procession.