Shloka 213
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
व्यकाशत महाराज श्वाविच्छललतो यथा । महाराज! अभ्रृत्थामाद्वारा उन बाणोंसे बिंधा हुआ वह राक्षस काँटोंसे भरे हुए साहीके समान सुशोभित हो रहा था
vyakāśata mahārāja śvāvicchalalato yathā | mahārāja abhr̥tthāmādvārā un bāṇoṃse bindhā huā sa rākṣasaḥ kāṇṭaiḥ bhare hue sāhīke samāna suśobhita ho rahā thā |
قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، لقد تلألأ كالقنفذ وقد انتصبت أشواكه. وقد خُرِق ذلك الرّاكشسا بالسهام في كل جسده، فبدا مهيبًا مُرعبًا—حتى جراحه غدت زينةً قاتمةً في ساحة القتال، تُظهر الثمن الفادح وزخم الحرب الذي لا يلين.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim paradox of war: even extreme injury can be described as 'splendor' through poetic simile, reminding the listener that battlefield glory is inseparable from suffering and destruction, and that ethical reflection must accompany narratives of martial prowess.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a rākṣasa on the battlefield who, having been pierced by many arrows, appears bristling like a porcupine—an image emphasizing the intensity of the fighting and the extent of the wounds.