Shloka 30
पाण्डुनन्दन! आपकी सारी कामनाएँ सफल हुईं। हाथियोंकी सेनामें अर्जुनके रथकी ध्वजाका वह वानर दिखायी दे रहा है। काले मेघसे प्रकट होनेवाली बिजलीके समान चमकती हुई गाण्डीव धनुषकी प्रत्यंचाको देखिये ।।
pāṇḍunandana! tava sarvāḥ kāmanāḥ saphalībhūtāḥ. hastināṃ senāyām arjunasya rathadhvajāgre sa vānaraḥ pratyakṣo dṛśyate. kālameghāt prādurbhūtāyā vidyuta iva dīpyamānāṃ gāṇḍīvadhanurjyāṃ paśya. kapihasau vīkṣate sarvato vai dhvajāgrām āruhya dhanañjayasya; vitrāsayan ripusaṅghān vimarde bibhēmy asmād ātmanāivābhivīkṣya.
“般度之子啊，你的一切希望都已结果。象军之中，阿周那战车旗顶上的那只猴神清晰可见。看那甘狄婆弓弦，闪耀如从乌云中迸出的霹雳。那强大的猴神栖于檀那阇耶的旗上，环视四方；在战阵冲突之际，他令敌军群落胆寒。连我亲眼见之，也不由得心生惧意。”
विशोक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how righteous strength is amplified by auspicious symbols and divine support: Arjuna’s prowess (Gāṇḍīva) and the presence of Hanumān on his banner become moral and psychological force, inspiring allies and unsettling adversaries—showing that dharma in war includes inner steadiness and the power of faith-backed resolve.
A speaker named Viśoka addresses a Pāṇḍava, pointing out Arjuna’s chariot in the elephant-filled battle line. He describes the monkey emblem atop Arjuna’s banner scanning the field and terrifying enemy troops, and compares the shining bowstring of Gāṇḍīva to lightning from a dark cloud, confessing that the sight itself causes fear.