Shloka 33
Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra
Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
जाम्बूनदमय: श्रीमान् केसरी स नरोत्तम | पपात भीमसेनस्य भीष्मेण मथितो रथात्,नरश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनका वह सुवर्णमय सुन्दर ध्वज सिंहके चिह्नसे युक्त था। वह भीष्मके द्वारा काट दिये जानेपर रथसे नीचे गिर पड़ा
jāmbūnadamayaḥ śrīmān kesarī sa narottamaḥ | papāta bhīmasenasya bhīṣmeṇa mathito rathāt ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Ang maringal na watawat ni Bhīmasena—gawa sa ginto ng Jāmbūnada at may tatak na leon—ay pinabagsak ni Bhīṣma at nahulog mula sa karwahe. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito na sa mabagsik na etika ng tungkulin sa digmaan, maging ang mapagmataas na sagisag ng isang dakilang mandirigma ay maaaring ibagsak ng higit na husay ng kalaban.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Martial glory and outward symbols of power (like a splendid banner) are fragile in war; kṣatriya-duty demands steadfastness even when one’s pride and insignia are humbled by an opponent’s superior skill.
During the Kurukṣetra battle, Bhīṣma strikes down Bhīmasena’s magnificent, lion-marked, gold-made standard so that it falls from the chariot—signaling Bhīṣma’s dominance in that exchange and a setback to Bhīma’s visible battlefield prestige.