Shloka 7
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः
Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana
ज्वलितं शूलमुद्यम्य रूपं कृत्वा विभीषणम् । नानारूपप्रहरणैर्वृतो राक्षसपुड़वै:
jvalitaṁ śūlam udyamya rūpaṁ kṛtvā vibhīṣaṇam | nānārūpa-praharaṇair vṛto rākṣasa-puṅgavaiḥ ||
Sañjaya dijo: «Alzando en alto una lanza ardiente, asumió una forma aterradora, rodeado por los más eminentes rākṣasas que portaban armas de muchas clases».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear is deliberately generated in war through display of power and terrifying appearance; ethically, it points to the psychological dimension of conflict, where intimidation can be as decisive as physical force.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (not named in this line) lifting a flaming spear and taking on a dreadful form, while being encircled by elite rākṣasa fighters armed with diverse weapons—an image of an overwhelming, fearsome assault.