Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 126
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda
Arrow-storm Engagement
आहवे खं महाराज ददृशे पूरयन्निव । अधिरथपुत्र कर्णका ध्वज हाथीकी सुवर्णमयी रस्सीके चिह्नसे युक्त था। महाराज! वह संग्राममें आकाशको भरता हुआ-सा दिखायी देता था
sañjaya uvāca | āhave khaṃ mahārāja dadṛśe pūrayann iva |
三阇耶说道：大王啊，在激战之中，仿佛连苍穹都被填满。阿提罗陀之子迦尔纳那高耸的战旗，上有金象之徽，又以金绳装饰；在战场上它显得如此宏大，宛如充塞天际。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial symbols (like a towering banner) can magnify fear and pride in war; it implicitly contrasts outward grandeur with the inner ethical collapse that war brings, reminding readers that spectacle is not the same as righteousness.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, on the battlefield, Karṇa’s banner—bearing a golden elephant emblem and golden adornments—looked so immense that it seemed to fill the sky, emphasizing Karṇa’s formidable presence in the fighting.