Shloka 52
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
अस्त्रे ते वारुणाग्नेये ताभ्यां बाणसमाहिते
astre te vāruṇāgneye tābhyāṃ bāṇasamāhite
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তোমাৰ বৰুণাস্ত্ৰ আৰু আগ্নেয়াস্ত্ৰ—এই দুয়োটা অস্ত্ৰ বাণত সংযোজিত হৈ, নিক্ষেপৰ বাবে সম্পূৰ্ণ সাজু আছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly war intensifies when powerful astras are readied. Implicitly, it points to the ethical burden of deploying extraordinary force: once such weapons are prepared, restraint and discernment become crucial to prevent disproportionate destruction.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two potent divine missile-weapons—the Varuṇa-astra and the Agni-astra—are being prepared, with arrows arranged for use, signaling an imminent and heightened phase of combat.