Bhishma Parva Adhyaya 90 Shloka 14 - Mahabharata | Thai | Vedapath

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Shloka 14

भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā

Devanagari script

रेजुस्तत्र पताकाश्न श्वेतच्छत्राणि वा विभो । अंगदान्यत्र चित्राणि महाहाणि धनूंषि च

Transliteration

rejustratra patākāś ca śvetacchatrāṇi vā vibho | aṅgadāny atra citrāṇi mahārhāṇi dhanūṃṣi ca ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาบุรุษ! ณ ที่นั้น ธงทิวและฉัตรขาวส่องประกายรุ่งโรจน์ ทั้งพาหุรัดอันล้ำค่าที่ประณีตวิจิตร และคันศรใหญ่ ๆ ก็ปรากฏงดงามยิ่ง

Word by Word

रेजुःshone, were resplendent

तत्रthere

पताकाःbanners, flags

चand

श्वेतwhite

छत्राणिumbrellas, parasols

वाor

विभोO mighty one

अङ्गदानिarmlets

अत्रhere (in this army/therein)

चित्राणिvariegated, splendid

महाहाणिvery great (costly) ornaments (reading uncertain)

धनूंषिbows

चand

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

banners (patākāḥ)

white parasols (śvetacchatrāṇi)

armlets (aṅgadāni)

bows (dhanūṃṣi)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how the outward grandeur of kingship—banners, parasols, precious ornaments—can accompany violent conflict; it invites reflection on the contrast between worldly display and the serious dharmic consequences of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the battlefield host, noting the shining flags and white royal parasols, and the ornate, valuable armlets and bows that adorn the warriors, emphasizing the scale and splendor of the assembled army.