Shloka 10
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
स ज्वालै: पवनोदशभूतैर्विस्फुलिज्ज:ः समन््तत:
sa jvālaiḥ pavanodaśabhūtair visphulijjaḥ samantataḥ
Bhishma décrit une vision embrasée : elle est entourée de toutes parts de flammes et des dix forces du vent, semant des étincelles partout ; image destinée à dire une énergie écrasante, omniprésente, et la diffusion inévitable des conséquences lorsque de puissantes forces sont lâchées.
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.