Shloka 27
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
अनर्जुनमिमं लोकं मुहूर्तमपि दारुक
anarjunam imaṁ lokaṁ muhūrtam api dāruka
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਹੇ ਦਾਰੁਕ, ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਇਕ ਮੁਹੂਰਤ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line underscores how a single righteous and capable agent can uphold the morale and perceived order of an entire community. Ethically, it highlights the dependence of collective dharma and stability on exemplary leadership—when such a figure is absent, the world feels diminished and unsafe.
Sanjaya addresses Dāruka and expresses a stark sense of loss or alarm: even a brief absence of Arjuna makes the ‘world’ feel empty of its protector. In the war context, this conveys the battlefield’s psychological and strategic reliance on Arjuna’s presence.