Shloka 19
त्रिगर्त-मात्स्य-संग्रामः
The Trigarta–Matsya Engagement at Twilight
अथान्यान् विविधाकारान् ध्वजान् हेमपरिष्कृतान्
athānyān vividhākārān dhvajān hemapariṣkṛtān
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—پھر اس نے اور بھی بہت سے جھنڈے دیکھے—طرح طرح کی شکلوں اور نقش و نگار والے—جو سونے سے آراستہ تھے؛ یہ منظم عسکری جلوے اور جمع شدہ سورماؤں کی شان و وقار کی علامت تھے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward symbols—banners and gold ornamentation—communicate rank, cohesion, and readiness in a royal army; ethically, it points to the social language of duty and honor in a kṣatriya context, where order and discipline are displayed publicly.
The narrator describes the sight of many differently shaped standards, richly decorated with gold, as part of a broader depiction of an army or royal force being observed in the Virāṭa episode.