Shloka 19
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
सकुण्डलं समुकुटं सुनसं स्वायतेक्षणम्
sakuṇḍalaṃ samukuṭaṃ sunāsaṃ svāyatekṣaṇam
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “(Siya’y nagpakita) na may suot na hikaw at diyadema, may maayos na hugis ng ilong, at may malalaki at mahahabang mata.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the epic convention of portraying a warrior or royal figure through auspicious physical and regal ornaments, suggesting dignity, legitimacy, and heroic presence—qualities expected of leaders in a dharmic social order even amid war.
Sañjaya is describing a figure’s appearance in vivid, courtly terms—earrings, crown, and striking eyes—setting the scene and highlighting the person’s royal/heroic bearing within the Shalya Parva war narration.