Shloka 553
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
विभ्राजन्ति रथे कर्ण विमाने दैवते यथा । “कर्ण! देवताओंके विमान-जैसे रथपर ये ध्वज हवाके झोंके खा-खाकर कड़कड़ शब्द करते हुए शोभा पा रहे हैं
vibhrājanti rathe karṇa vimāne daivate yathā |
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ກະນະ, ບນລົດຮົບຂອງເຈົ້າ ທຸງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ສ່ອງປະກາຍ ດັ່ງຢູ່ເທິງວິມານຂອງເທວະ. ຖືກລົມພັດຊົກຊ້ຳໆ ມັນກໍກະທົບເກີດສຽງກະກັດແຫຼມໆ ແລະດ້ວຍເຫດນັ້ນກໍເພີ່ມຄວາມສົງ່າໃຫ້ແກ່ລົດຮົບ—ເປັນດັ່ງນິມິດບອກເຫດ ຂອງຄວາມສະຫງ່າສົງຄາມ ທ່າມກາງສົງຄາມທີ່ກຳລັງຄືບຄືນ»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how outward signs—splendor, sound, and martial display—can function as narrative ‘omens’ of power and momentum in war, while also reminding the listener that such brilliance is transient and bound to the violent context of the battlefield.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa’s chariot: its banners gleam like those on a divine vimāna and, whipped by the wind, make crackling sounds, enhancing the impression of Karṇa’s formidable presence as the battle intensifies.