Shloka 26
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
Devanagari script
न हि दारा न मित्राणि ज्ञातयो न च बान्धवा:
Transliteration
na hi dārā na mitrāṇi jñātayo na ca bāndhavāḥ
Translation
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: «ບໍ່ແມ່ນພັນລະຍາ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນມິດສະຫາຍ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງ, ແລະບໍ່ແມ່ນຜູ້ຜູກພັນໃກ້ຊິດ—ຈະເປັນທີ່ພຶ່ງອັນແນ່ນອນໄດ້».
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दाराःwives (spouses)
दाराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मित्राणिfriends
मित्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
ज्ञातयःkinsmen/relatives
ज्ञातयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञाति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand/also
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बान्धवाःrelations/kinsmen
बान्धवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबान्धव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that in extreme situations—especially amid war and moral collapse—social ties like spouse, friends, and relatives may not provide protection or certainty; one must rely on discernment and dharma rather than mere attachment.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reflecting on the grim conditions of the Kurukṣetra conflict, where customary supports of family and friendship are shown to be unreliable in the face of violent destiny and duty.