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 ||
サンジャヤは言った。「おお王よ。油で磨かれ、清らかに輝き、鋭い光を放つ槍が放たれては四方に落ち、雲間からほとばしる稲妻のように閃いた。」
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.