Shloka 46
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
घण्टापताकामणिवज्जभाजं वैदूर्यचित्रां तपनीयदण्डाम् । त्वष्टा प्रयत्नान्नियमेन क्लृप्तां ब्रह्मद्विषामन्तकरीममोघाम्
sañjaya uvāca | ghaṇṭāpatākāmaṇivajrabhājaṃ vaidūryacitrāṃ tapanīyadaṇḍām | tvaṣṭā prayatnān niyamena klṛptāṃ brahmadviṣām antakarīm amoghām ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ມັນປະດັບດ້ວຍກະດິ່ງນ້ອຍໆ ແລະທຸງນ້ອຍໆທີ່ພິວໄຫວ, ຝັງອັນມະນີແລະເພັດ, ແລະປະດັບລາຍດ້ວຍໄວດູຣະຍະ. ດ້ານຂອງມັນເຮັດດ້ວຍຄຳທີ່ກັ່ນກອງດີ. ທວັດສະຕຣິ ຜູ້ຊ່າງທິບ ໄດ້ສ້າງມັນດ້ວຍຄວາມເພີຍພະຍາຍາມຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ ແລະດ້ວຍວິໄນອັນເຂັ້ມງວດ. ມັນບໍ່ເຄີຍພາດ—ເປັນເຄື່ອງທຳລາຍສຳລັບຜູ້ທີ່ຕໍ່ຕ້ານພຣະພຣະຫມາ (ລະບຽບສັກສິດແລະສັດຈະທາງວິນຍານ) ແລະຍິງເຂົ້າເປົ້າໄດ້ຢ່າງແມ່ນຍຳ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a weapon as more than ornamented metal: it embodies disciplined creation (niyama, prayatna) and moral consequence—being ‘antakarī’ specifically for those who oppose Brahman, i.e., who act against sacred order and truth. The ethical suggestion is that power becomes decisive and ‘amogha’ when aligned with cosmic order, while hostility to that order leads to ruin.
Sanjaya is describing an extraordinary spear-like weapon (śakti) in vivid detail—its bells, banners, gem-setting, vaidūrya inlay, and golden shaft—emphasizing that it was crafted by the divine artisan Tvaṣṭṛ with strict observance and great effort, and that it never fails to hit its target and is deadly to the enemies of Brahman.