Shloka 10
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
वपुश्चोग्रं तव रणे क्रुद्धस्येव पिनाकिन: । व्यायच्छतस्तव भुजं दृष्टवा भीर्मे भवत्यपि
vapuś cograṃ tava raṇe kruddhasyeva pinākinaḥ | vyāyacchatas tava bhujaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīr me bhavaty api ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „In dieser Schlacht erscheint schon deine Gestalt furchterregend – wie Pinākin (Śiva), wenn er im Zorn entbrennt. Und wenn ich deine Arme erblicke, die unablässig in der Anstrengung stehen, Bogen und Pfeile ohne Unterlass zu schießen, steigt auch in mir Furcht auf.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how righteous martial power, when fully unleashed in battle, can inspire awe and even fear—underscoring the ethical weight of violence and the responsibility borne by a warrior whose strength resembles divine fury.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior’s fearsome battlefield presence, comparing him to enraged Śiva (Pinākin), and notes that the sight of his arms tirelessly engaged in archery makes even the observer feel afraid.