Shloka 10
उत्तरोपदेशः
Uttara’s Fear and Arjuna’s Martial Reassertion
तेषां विमुच्यमानानां धनुषामर्कवर्चसाम् | विनिश्वेरु: प्रभा दिव्या ग्रहाणामुदयेष्विव,वेष्टन खोलनेपर उन सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी धनुषोंकी प्रभा चारों ओर फैल गयी, जैसे उदय होनेपर ग्रहोंका दिव्य प्रकाश सब ओर छा जाता है
teṣāṁ vimucyamānānāṁ dhanuṣām arkavarcāsām | viniśveruḥ prabhā divyā grahāṇām udayeṣv iva ||
Vaiśampāyana said: As those sun-bright bows were being unfastened, a divine radiance spread all around—like the celestial glow of the planets when they rise.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the moral and narrative idea that concealed capability, when released at the proper time, becomes unmistakably evident—like celestial light at its ordained rising. It frames power not as mere aggression but as rightful readiness that manifests when circumstances demand.
Bows that had been kept bound or covered are being unfastened. As they are released, their brilliance spreads in all directions, described through a cosmic simile: the divine light of planets appearing at their rise.