Mahabharata 7.89.31 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 89, Shloka 31
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach
पताकिनं शोणहयं वेदिकृष्णाजिन ध्वजम् । द्रोणस्यप रथमालोक्य प्रहृष्टा: कुरवो5भवन्
patākinaṁ śoṇahayaṁ vedīkṛṣṇājinadhvajam | droṇasya ratham ālokya prahṛṣṭāḥ kuravo 'bhavan ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ครั้นเห็นรถศึกของโทรณะซึ่งประดับด้วยธงและป้ายชัย ผูกเทียมด้วยม้าสีแดง และมีธงยอดทำเครื่องหมายเป็นแท่นบูชาและหนังเนื้อทรายดำ เหล่ากุรุทั้งปวงก็ปลาบปลื้มยินดีนัก।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external signs—commanders, emblems, and martial display—can rapidly shift collective morale. Ethically, it invites reflection on how confidence in power and victory can overshadow the deeper demands of dharma during war.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava side becomes delighted upon seeing Droṇācārya’s chariot, distinguished by red horses and a ritual-symbolic standard (vedī and kṛṣṇājina), suggesting Droṇa’s prominent presence and the army’s renewed enthusiasm.
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