Shloka 54
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
सहेमचन्द्रतारार्का: पताका: किड्किणीयुता:
sahemacandratārārkāḥ patākāḥ kiḍkiṇīyutāḥ
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—பொன்னால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட, நிலா-நட்சத்திர-சூரியச் சின்னங்கள் கொண்ட கொடிகள் சலசலக்கும் மணிகளுடன் இருந்தன।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war is framed with royal splendor and cosmic symbolism—banners marked by sun, moon, and stars—suggesting that human conflict is staged under the gaze of a larger moral and cosmic order, even when the scene itself is martial.
Sañjaya is describing the battlefield array: the standards and flags of the warriors are richly decorated with gold and celestial emblems, and they carry tinkling bells—details that convey the grandeur and intensity of the armies’ display.