Shloka 10
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
स ज्वालै: पवनोदशभूतैर्विस्फुलिज्ज:ः समन््तत:
sa jvālaiḥ pavanodaśabhūtair visphulijjaḥ samantataḥ
Bhishma describe una visión ardiente: está rodeada por todas partes de llamas y por las diez fuerzas del viento, esparciendo chispas por doquier; imagen que expresa una energía abrumadora y omnipresente, y la propagación ineludible de las consecuencias cuando se desatan fuerzas poderosas.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses fire-and-wind imagery to highlight how concentrated power (tejas) becomes expansive and uncontrollable in its effects—ethically suggesting that intense forces, once set in motion, spread consequences in every direction and therefore must be governed by dharma and restraint.
Bhīṣma is describing a formidable, blazing phenomenon—encircled by flames and driven by tenfold winds—throwing sparks all around, as part of a larger Shānti Parva discourse that employs vivid natural imagery to explain moral and metaphysical points.