Shloka 176
उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas
ध्वजेनादित्यवर्णेन प्रविवेश महाचमूम् । उसने कवच, धनुष, दस्ताने, खड़ग और तरकस धारण किये सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी ध्वजके साथ पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनामें प्रवेश किया
dhvajenādityavarṇena praviveśa mahācāmūm |
Вайшампаяна сказал: Неся знамя, сиявшее, как солнце, он вступил в необъятное войско — во всеоружии, в панцире, с луком, в перчатках, с мечом и колчаном; и, озарённый солнечным блеском, он вошёл в великую рать Пандавов.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined readiness and visible responsibility of a warrior entering a collective cause: arms and insignia are not mere display, but signs of preparedness and commitment within the larger moral and political crisis leading to war.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a warrior—distinguished by a sun-bright banner—enters the Pāṇḍavas’ vast army, fully equipped with armor and weapons, signaling his arrival and martial readiness within the assembled host.