Shloka 30
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
निस्त्रिंशाश्न व्यदृश्यन्त विमलाम्बरसंनिभा: । आर्षभाणि विचित्राणि शतचन्द्राणि भारत
nistriṁśāś ca vyadṛśyanta vimalāmbara-sannibhāḥ | ārṣabhāṇi vicitrāṇi śata-candrāṇi bhārata ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, tampaklah pedang-pedang berkilau laksana kain putih yang bersih, dan panji-panji berlambang lembu jantan yang menakjubkan—terang benderang seperti seratus bulan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly contrasts the radiant beauty of weapons and emblems with their purpose in destruction, reminding the reader that outward splendor in war does not resolve the underlying ethical crisis of dharma contested through violence.
Sañjaya is describing what is visible on the battlefield: shining swords and striking insignia (notably bull-marks), portrayed with luminous comparisons (spotless cloth, a hundred moons) to convey the intense, dazzling martial scene.