Shloka 6
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 18: सेनानिनादः, ध्वज-दीप्तिः, भीष्मरक्षण-व्यवस्था च
Battle Muster: Soundscape, Banners, and the Protection of Bhīṣma
ध्वजा बहुविधाकारास्तावकानां नराधिप । काज्चनाड्दिनो रेजुज्वलिता इव पावका:,नरेश्वरर! आपकी सेनाके नाना प्रकारके ध्वज और सोनेके अंगद (बाजूबन्द) पहने हुए सैनिक प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान प्रकाशित हो रहे थे
dhvajā bahuvidhākārās tāvakānāṃ narādhipa | kāñcanāṅgadino rejur jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O hari, ang mga watawat na sari-saring anyo ng iyong hukbo ay nagningning; at ang iyong mga mandirigma, na may ginintuang pulseras sa bisig, ay nagliliyab na parang apoy na sinindihan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that external brilliance—banners, ornaments, and the fiery appearance of an army—signals strength and confidence, yet it also invites reflection that moral rightness (dharma) is not established by splendor or power alone.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra what he sees on the battlefield: the Kaurava forces are arrayed with many kinds of standards, and the soldiers wearing golden armlets shine intensely, compared to blazing fire.