Shloka 25
भीष्मरथाभिमुख्यं — Arjuna’s advance with Śikhaṇḍin; Duḥśāsana’s interception
चर्मभिक्षामरैश्षित्रै: पताकाभिक्न मारिष | छत्रै: सितैहेमदण्डैश्वामरैश्व समनन्तत:
carma-bhikṣāmaraiś citraiḥ patākābhikhnā māriṣa | chatraiḥ sitaiḥ hema-daṇḍaiś cāmaraiś ca samanantataḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“噫，尊者，四周散落着盾牌、斑斓的牦尾拂（cāmara）与破裂的旗帜；又有金柄白伞与仪仗拂尘横陈其间。越过这满地战场的华饰，战象如新聚雷云，向四方奔突，发出可怖的咆哮。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of worldly splendor: the very emblems of sovereignty—parasols, banners, and fly-whisks—lie scattered on the battlefield, suggesting that power and prestige collapse under the force of adharma-driven conflict and the inevitability of war’s devastation.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene: shields and royal insignia are strewn everywhere, while elephants—compared to newly formed thunderclouds—rush about in all directions with terrifying roars, intensifying the sense of chaos after fierce fighting.