Shloka 8
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
ततो<5परेण भल्लेन केतुं विव्याध मारिष । स वानरवरो राजन् विश्वकर्मकृतो महान्
tato 'pareṇa bhallena ketuṁ vivyādha māriṣa | sa vānaravaro rājan viśvakarmakṛto mahān |
ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन केतुं विव्याध मारिष । स वानरवरो राजन् विश्वकर्मकृतो महान् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a battlefield where weapons target visible signs of power, true strength is not merely in outward emblems but in the steadfast meaning they carry—courage, legitimacy, and the moral resolve symbolized by a righteous standard.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior strikes and pierces the chariot-banner with another bhalla arrow. The banner bears a great monkey-emblem, described as a magnificent work crafted by the divine artisan Viśvakarman.