Shloka 40
विसृज्यमानेष्वस्त्रेषु ज्वालयत्सु दिशो दश
visṛjyamāneṣv astreṣu jvālayatsu diśo daśa
Sañjaya dit : Tandis que les armes étaient lancées, flamboyantes, on eût dit qu’elles embrasaient les dix directions—signe de l’effroyable montée de la bataille et du péril moral qui s’ensuit lorsque la colère et la puissance guerrière sont déchaînées sans retenue.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked use of force—especially powerful weapons—can engulf everything, symbolically ‘burning the ten directions.’ It cautions that martial prowess without dharmic restraint leads to widespread harm and moral darkness.
Sañjaya narrates the battlefield scene where combatants release volleys of weapons. Their fiery brilliance is so intense that it appears to ignite all directions, conveying the ferocity and overwhelming scale of the fighting.