Shloka 333
उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations
सम्पतन्तो व्यदृश्यन्त भ्राजमाना इवाग्नय: । वहाँ चारों ओर गिरते हुए ऋष्टि, शक्ति, गदा, बाण, मूसल, प्रास और पट्टिश आदि अस्त्र आगके अंगारोंके समान प्रकाशित दिखायी देते थे
sampatanto vyadṛśyanta bhrājamānā ivāgnayaḥ |
Sanjaya berkata: Di segala penjuru, ketika rishti, shakti, gada, panah, musala, prasa, dan pattisha berjatuhan, semuanya tampak berkilat laksana nyala api. Hujan senjata itu memercikkan cahaya seperti bara, indah dipandang namun membawa kebinasaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the simile of fire to show how battle magnifies human aggression into a consuming force: what appears brilliant and heroic can quickly become indiscriminate destruction, making ethical restraint (dharma) difficult yet crucial.
Sañjaya describes a fierce exchange in which many kinds of weapons are falling all around; their gleam makes them look like flames, emphasizing the intensity and danger of the combat.