Shloka 31
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
वीरबाहुविसृष्टानां तोमराणां विशाम्पते । रूपमासीद् वियत्स्थानां सर्पाणामिव सर्पताम्,प्रजानाथ! वीरोंकी भुजाओंसे छोड़े गये तोमर जब आकाशमें आते, उस समय उनका स्वरूप तीव्र गतिसे उड़नेवाले सर्पोंके समान जान पड़ता था
sañjaya uvāca |
vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānāṃ tomarāṇāṃ viśāmpate |
rūpam āsīd viyatsthānāṃ sarpāṇām iva sarpatām, prajānātha |
Sañjaya said: O lord of the people, O ruler of men—those javelins hurled from the mighty arms of heroes, as they coursed through the open sky, appeared like swiftly gliding serpents, their motion itself seeming serpentine. The scene underscores how, in war, human strength and intent transform weapons into living terrors that test the courage and restraint of all who witness them.
संजय उवाच