Shloka 46
तानहं प्रमथिष्यामि तृणानीव हुताशन: । तस्मात् सर्वानुपासंगान् सर्वोपकरणानि च
tān ahaṃ pramathiṣyāmi tṛṇānīva hutāśanaḥ | tasmāt sarvānupāsaṅgān sarvopakaraṇāni ca
Sañjaya said: “I shall crush them like dry blades of grass before a blazing fire. Therefore, let all attachments and all implements (for action) be gathered and made ready.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the simile of fire consuming grass to convey overwhelming force and unwavering resolve in battle; ethically, it reflects the harsh kṣatriya-world of the Kurukṣetra war where determination and preparedness are praised even as violence is normalized.
Sañjaya reports a speaker’s fierce intention to annihilate opponents effortlessly, and the consequent call to ready all necessary means—signaling imminent action and escalation within the Drona Parva battle sequence.