Shloka 61
ततस्तामेव संगृह शक्ति कनकभूषणाम्
tatastām eva saṅgṛhya śaktiṃ kanakabhūṣaṇām
Sañjaya sprach: Dann ergriff er eben jenen Speer, mit Gold geschmückt, und machte sich bereit, ihn einzusetzen—ein Zeichen einer entscheidenden und schicksalsschweren Eskalation von Gewalt und Absicht in der Schlacht.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a single deliberate act—taking up a potent weapon—can mark a moral and strategic turning point. In the Mahābhārata’s war-ethic, such moments underscore responsibility: intention and choice intensify consequences, even amid battlefield duty.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior takes up the same śakti (spear/javelin), described as gold-adorned, indicating readiness to hurl or use a formidable missile-weapon in the ongoing combat sequence.