Shloka 5
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 55 — Sañjaya’s Report on Pāṇḍava Readiness and Arjuna’s Dhvaja
उस समय स्वर्णमय कवच धारण किये अर्जुन हमें बिजलीके प्रकाशसे सुशोभित मेघके समान दिखायी दे रहे थे। उन्होंने सब ओरसे उन मन्त्रोंका सम्यक् चिन्तन करके हर्षसे उल्लसित होकर मुझसे कहा-- ।।
sañjaya uvāca | pūrvarūpam idaṃ paśya vayaṃ jeṣyāma sañjaya | bībhatsur mā yathovāca tathā vaimy aham apy uta ||
Sañjaya disse: Naquele momento, Arjuna, trajando uma couraça de ouro, parecia uma nuvem ornada pelo brilho do relâmpago. Depois de ponderar corretamente aqueles mantras por todos os lados, exultante de alegria, disse-me: “Vê isto como um presságio antecipado, Sañjaya: venceremos certamente na guerra. O sinal dessa vitória já se manifesta; vê-o tu também.” Ó rei, assim como Bībhatsu (Arjuna) me falou, assim também eu o compreendo.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how confidence in a righteous cause is reinforced by perceived auspicious signs (pūrvarūpa). It also stresses the role of a truthful witness (Sanjaya) who reports and concurs with what he has directly heard and understood, rather than exaggerating.
Arjuna (called Bibhatsu) tells Sanjaya to observe an evident fore-sign of victory and declares that ‘we shall win.’ Sanjaya then reports to the king that he too understands the situation exactly as Arjuna stated.