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Shloka 58

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः

सूर्योदयं त इच्छन्त: स्थिता युद्धाय दंशिता: । भारत! इस प्रकार पाण्डव क्रौंचार॒ुण नामक महाव्यूहकी रचना करके सूर्योदयकी प्रतीक्षा करते हुए युद्धके लिये कवच आदिसे सुसज्जित हो खड़े हो गये || ५७ ह ।। तेषामादित्यवर्णानि विमलानि महान्ति च । श्वेतच्छत्राण्यशो भन्‍्त वारणेषु रथेषु च,उनके हाथियों और रथोंके ऊपर सूर्यके समान प्रकाशमान, निर्मल एवं महान्‌ श्वेतच्छत्र शोभा पा रहे थे

sañjaya uvāca |

sūryodayaṃ tu icchantaḥ sthitā yuddhāya daṃśitāḥ |

bhārata! evaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ krauñcāruṇa-nāmakaṃ mahāvyūhaṃ racayitvā sūryodayasya pratīkṣāṃ kurvantaḥ yuddhāya kavacādibhiḥ susajjitāḥ samatiṣṭhan ||

tēṣām āditya-varṇāni vimalāni mahānti ca |

śveta-cchatrāṇy aśobhanta vāraṇeṣu ratheṣu ca ||

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ພານດະວະທັງຫຼາຍປາຖະໜາຮອດເວລາຕາເວັນຂຶ້ນ ແລະ ຢືນພ້ອມຮົບ ດ້ວຍອາວຸດແລະເກາະປ້ອງກັນຄົບຖ້ວນ. ເມື່ອຈັດຕັ້ງກອງຮູບແບບໃຫຍ່ທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ກຣວັນຈາຣຸນ’ ແລ້ວ, ພວກເຂົາລໍຖ້າຮອດຮຸ່ງອອກ ພ້ອມຈະເລີ່ມການຮົບ. ເທິງຫຼັງຊ້າງ ແລະ ລົດຮົບຂອງພວກເຂົາ, ມີຮົ່ມຂາວໃຫຍ່ ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງຕາເວັນ».

तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
आदित्य-वर्णानिsun-colored, like the sun in hue
आदित्य-वर्णानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआदित्यवर्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
विमलानिspotless, pure
विमलानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविमल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
महान्तिgreat, large
महान्ति:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
श्वेत-छत्राणिwhite parasols
श्वेत-छत्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्वेतछत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अशोभन्तshone, were resplendent
अशोभन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
वारणेषुon/among the elephants
वारणेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवारण
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
रथेषुon/among the chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
P
Pāṇḍavas
K
Krauñcāruṇa (mahāvyūha)
S
Sun (Āditya)
W
White parasols (śveta-cchatrāṇi)
E
Elephants (vāraṇāḥ)
C
Chariots (rathāḥ)
A
Armor (kavaca)

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights kṣatriya discipline: battle is approached with preparation, order, and attention to auspicious timing. The shining parasols symbolize royal legitimacy and morale, suggesting that outward order and inner resolve support the performance of duty in a grave ethical setting like war.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have formed a major battle-array named Krauñcāruṇa and, fully armored, are waiting for sunrise to commence fighting. Their elephants and chariots are adorned with large, spotless white parasols gleaming like the sun.