Shloka 106
नानापुष्पसमाकीर्ण यथा चैत्ररथं वनम् । नरेश्वर! फिर वहाँ निश्वेष्ट खड़ी हुई आपकी वह सेना भाँति-भाँतिके पुष्पोंसे भरे हुए चैत्ररथ नामक वनके समान शोभा पाने लगी
nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ yathā caitrarathaṃ vanam | nareśvara! tataḥ tatra niṣceṣṭā sthitā tava sā senā bhānti-bhānti-puṣpair bharitaṃ caitrarathanāmakaṃ vanam iva śobhāṃ prāpa |
Wika ni Sañjaya: O hari, nang magkagayon, ang iyong hukbo, na nakatayo roon na hindi kumikilos, ay nagmistulang kakahuyan ng Caitraratha sa tagsibol—na nagkalat ng sari-saring bulaklak. Ipinapakita ng paghahambing ang mapait na kabalintunaan ng digmaan: ang anyong kagandahan ay ang katahimikan ng mga mandirigmang lupaypay o nabuwal, sandaling magkatabi ang karilagan at pagwasak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension of war: outward grandeur can mask inner devastation. By comparing a motionless army to a flower-strewn celestial grove, it suggests how quickly martial splendor turns into stillness—inviting reflection on impermanence and the cost of violence.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the king’s army has become still on the battlefield. In that moment, its appearance—spread out and varied—resembles the celebrated Caitraratha forest filled with many flowers, a poetic image applied to a grim wartime scene.