Shloka 1763
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
यथा स्कन्दस्य राजेन्द्र मयूरेण विराजता । राजेन्द्र! जैसे स्वामी स्कन्दका रथ सुन्दर मयूर-चिह्लसे शोभित होता है, उसी प्रकार महामना वृषसेनका रथ उस मयूरचिह्लसे शोभा पा रहा था
yathā skandasya rājendra mayūreṇa virājatā |
सञ्जय उवाच—यथा स्कन्दस्य राजेन्द्र मयूरेण विराजता रथः शोभते, तथा महामनसो वृषसेनस्य रथोऽपि तेनैव मयूरचिह्नेन विराजते।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how symbols and standards on a warrior’s chariot communicate identity, aspiration, and martial prestige; by likening Vṛṣasena’s chariot to Skanda’s, it frames him within an ideal of valor associated with a divine war-leader.
Sañjaya describes to the king the appearance of Vṛṣasena’s chariot on the battlefield, noting that it is adorned with a peacock emblem and comparing its splendor to the famed chariot of Skanda.