Shloka 34
भीष्मसेनासंनिवेशः — Bhīṣma’s Mobilization, Omens, and the Kaurava Array
शुशुभे केतुमुख्येन पावकेन कलिज्भकः । श्वैतच्छत्रेण निष्केण चामरव्यजनेन च,कलिंगराजके रथकी ध्वजापर अग्निका चिह्न बना हुआ था। वह श्वेत छत्र और चँवररूपी पंखेसे तथा पदक (कण्ठहार)-से विभूषित हो बड़ी शोभा पा रहा था
śuśubhe ketumukhyena pāvakena kalijbhakaḥ | śvaitacchatreṇa niṣkeṇa cāmaravyajanena ca ||
سنجے نے کہا—کلیجبھک اپنے پیش رو علم پر آگ کے نشان کے ساتھ نہایت درخشاں تھا۔ سفید چھتر، گلے کا زیور (نِشک) اور چَورِی (چامَر) کے پنکھے سے آراستہ ہو کر وہ شاہانہ جلال میں جگمگا رہا تھا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how outward royal emblems—banner, parasol, ornaments, and fan—project authority and readiness for war, reminding the listener that the battlefield is not only a clash of arms but also a stage where status, duty, and the weight of impending consequences are displayed.
Sañjaya is describing a warrior named Kalijbhaka, highlighting the distinctive fire-emblem on his banner and his royal adornments (white parasol, neck-ornament, and chamara-fan), as part of the broader catalogue of combatants and their chariots before or during the great battle.