Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of DaśarathaText 2.67.30
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.30
ध्वजो रथस्य प्रज्ञानं धूमो ज्ञानं विभावसोः।
तेषां यो नो ध्वजो राजा स देवत्वमितो गतः॥
dhvajo rathasya prajñānaṁ dhūmo jñānaṁ vibhāvasoḥ
teṣāṁ yo no dhvajo rājā sa devatvam ito gataḥ
dhvajaḥ = a flag; rathasya = of a chariot; prajñānam = is the symbol; dhūmaḥ = and smoke; jñānam = is the sign; vibhāvasoḥ = of fire; teṣām1 yaḥ = who is; naḥ = our; dhvajaḥ = symbol; rājā saḥ = the king; devatvam = and become a celestial; itaḥ = from us; gataḥ = has departed.
A flag is the symbol of a chariot and smoke is the sign of fire. The king, who is our symbol and sign, has departed from us and become a celestial.
1 Technical note: teṣām naḥ.