Shloka 8
Sainyavinyāsa–Lakṣaṇa (Disposition of Armies and Battlefield Omens) | सैन्यविन्यास–लक्षणम्
चन्द्रप्रभं श्वेतमथातपत्र सौवर्णसख्रग् भ्राजति चोत्तमाड़े । त॑ सर्वतः शकुनि: पर्वतीयै: सार्थ गान्धारैर्याति गान्धारराज:
sañjaya uvāca |
candraprabhaṁ śvetam athātapatraṁ sauvarṇa-srag bhrājati cottamāṅge |
taṁ sarvataḥ śakuniḥ parvataiyaiḥ sārthaṁ gāndhārair yāti gāndhāra-rājaḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ຮົ່ມຂາວສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງແສງຈັນ ຖືກຊູງຂຶ້ນເທິງສີສະຂອງລາວ, ແລະພວງມາລາຄຳກໍສ່ອງປະກາຍຢູ່ເທິງຫົວ. ກະສັດແຫ່ງຄັນທາຣາ ຊະກຸນິ ໄດ້ກ້າວໜ້າມາພ້ອມນັກຮົບພູເຂົາແຫ່ງຄັນທາຣາ ເຄື່ອນໄປໃຫ້ລ້ອມດຸຣຍົທະນະຈາກທຸກດ້ານ—ເປັນພາບແຫ່ງການປົກປ້ອງ ແຕ່ກໍບອກໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງເຄືອຂ່າຍຄຳປຶກສາແລະອິດທິພົນອັນແນ່ນໜາທີ່ຫໍ້ຫຸ້ມຝ່າຍກໍຣະວະ ໃນຍາມທີ່ກອງທັບກຳລັງຈັດຮູບຂະບວນສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how outward symbols of sovereignty (parasol, gold garland) and the visible support of allies can project legitimacy and strength, yet it also suggests an ethical tension: power is being consolidated around a cause driven by ambition and contested dharma, where influence and counsel (notably Śakuni’s) shape the course toward conflict.
Sañjaya describes the Kaurava-side leaders and their formations: Śakuni, identified as the king of Gāndhāra, advances with Gāndhāra’s mountain warriors, moving in a way that surrounds and supports Duryodhana, while royal emblems—especially a moon-bright white parasol and a golden garland—mark the central figure’s prominence.