Shloka 60

Devanagari script

श्वेतच्छत्रसहस्राणि सध्वजाश्न महारथा: । विकीर्णा: समदृश्यन्त शतशो5थ सहस््रश:,सहस्रों सफेद छत्र इधर-उधर गिरे थे, ध्वजों-सहित सैकड़ों और हजारों महारथी सब ओर बिखरे दिखायी देते थे

Transliteration

śvetacchatrasahasrāṇi sadhvajāś ca mahārathāḥ | vikīrṇāḥ samadṛśyanta śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് വെളുത്ത കുടകൾ ഇവിടെ അവിടെ ചിതറിക്കിടന്നു; പതാകകളോടുകൂടിയ മഹാരഥന്മാരും നൂറുകളായും ആയിരങ്ങളായും എല്ലാടവും ചിതറിക്കാണപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

श्वेतच्छत्रसहस्राणिthousands of white umbrellas

सध्वजान्with banners (together with flags)

महारथान्great chariot-warriors

विकीर्णाःscattered, strewn

समदृश्यन्तwere seen, appeared

शतशःby hundreds

अथand then/also

सहस्रशःby thousands

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

white parasols (śvetacchatra)

banners/standards (dhvaja)

mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

battlefield (implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores impermanence and the leveling force of war: symbols of sovereignty (white parasols, banners) and the highest martial ranks (mahārathas) end up scattered alike, reminding the listener that pride in status is fragile and that violence carries a vast, sobering cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the दृश्य of the battlefield: countless royal parasols and bannered chariot-champions are seen strewn across the field, indicating heavy casualties and the disordered aftermath of intense fighting.