Shloka 28
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
निष्पेतुर्विमला: शकक््त्यस्तैलधौता: सुतेजना: । अम्बुदेभ्यो यथा राजन् भ्राजमाना: शतदह्नदा:,राजन्! तेलकी धोयी चमचमाती हुई तीखी शक्तियाँ बादलोंसे गिरनेवाली कान्तिमती बिजलियोंके समान सब ओर गिर रही थीं
niṣpetur vimalāḥ śaktyas tailadhautāḥ sutejanāḥ | ambudebhyo yathā rājan bhrājamānāḥ śatadahnadaḥ ||
Wahai Raja, tombak-tombak yang bersih—dipoles dengan minyak dan menyala oleh ketajaman—meluncur dan jatuh ke segala arah, berkilat laksana kilat yang memancar dari awan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how disciplined preparation and martial prowess, though valued in kṣatriya dharma, can manifest as overwhelming and impersonal destruction in war—inviting reflection on the ethical weight of violence even when performed as duty.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield where oil-polished, gleaming spears are hurled in volleys, flashing and falling in all directions like lightning from storm clouds.