Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 29 — Arjuna’s defeat of Vṛṣaka–Acalā and the neutralization of Śakuni’s māyā
ज्वलनार्केन्दुवर्णाभा पावकोज्ज्वलपल्लवा । तया पद्मपलाशिन्या वातकम्पितपत्रया
jvalanārkenduvārṇābhā pāvakojjvalapallavā | tayā padmapalāśinyā vātakampitapatrayā
サンジャヤは言った。それは燃え立つ火、太陽、月のごとき色を帯び、炎に点されたかのように輝く若芽を備えていた。蓮の葉をつけた蔓草のようで、その葉は風に揺れて震えていた。
संजय उवाच
The verse uses luminous natural imagery—fire, sun, moon, wind-trembled leaves—to convey how overwhelming power can appear beautiful yet terrifying. In the ethical atmosphere of the war, such descriptions remind the listener that splendor and destruction can coexist, urging discernment and humility before forces unleashed by human conflict.
Sañjaya is describing a radiant, flame-like appearance—likened to blazing celestial lights and to a lotus-leafed plant whose leaves quiver in the wind—setting a vivid scene of awe and intensity within the Drona Parva battle narration.