Shloka 10
Devanagari script
स ज्वालै: पवनोदशभूतैर्विस्फुलिज्ज:ः समन््तत:
Transliteration
sa jvālaiḥ pavanodaśabhūtair visphulijjaḥ samantataḥ
Translation
ビーシュマは燃えさかる相を描く。四方は炎に囲まれ、さらに十重の風の力が渦巻いて、火の粉をあまねく散らす—それは圧倒的で遍在するエネルギーと、強大な力が解き放たれたとき避けがたく広がる報いを示す譬えである。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्वालैःwith flames
ज्वालैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootज्वाला
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
पवनोदशभूतैःhaving wind as its moisture (wind-dried/air-moistened)
पवनोदशभूतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपवन-उदश-भूत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
विस्फुलिङ्गैःwith sparks
विस्फुलिङ्गैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविस्फुलिङ्ग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
समन्ततःon all sides, everywhere
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
F
Flames (jvālā)W
Wind/air (pavana)S
Sparks (visphuliṅga/visphulij)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses fire-and-wind imagery to highlight how concentrated power (tejas) becomes expansive and uncontrollable in its effects—ethically suggesting that intense forces, once set in motion, spread consequences in every direction and therefore must be governed by dharma and restraint.
Bhīṣma is describing a formidable, blazing phenomenon—encircled by flames and driven by tenfold winds—throwing sparks all around, as part of a larger Shānti Parva discourse that employs vivid natural imagery to explain moral and metaphysical points.