Shloka 20
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
ख्याता दहदहा चैव तथा धमधमा नृप । खण्डखण्डा च राजेन्द्र पूषणा मणिकुट्टिका
khyātā dahadahā caiva tathā dhamadhamā nṛpa | khaṇḍakhaṇḍā ca rājendra pūṣaṇā maṇikuṭṭikā ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai raja, ada juga (senjata dan peluru) yang masyhur dengan nama Dahadahā dan Dhamadhamā; dan, wahai tuan segala raja, (yang lain) bernama Khaṇḍakhaṇḍā, Pūṣaṇā, dan Maṇikuṭṭikā.” Dalam latar perang yang muram, penceritaan ini menghitung alat-alat menggerunkan yang namanya sendiri membayangkan pembakaran, hentaman, dan pemecahan—menegaskan bahawa apabila keganasan dilepaskan, ia berlipat ganda bentuknya dan menambah derita.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a stark reminder that war is not a single act but an expanding system of harm: even the named instruments of battle embody burning, pounding, and fragmentation, pointing to how violence proliferates and deepens suffering when dharma is eclipsed by hostility.
Vaiśampāyana is enumerating notable weapons or missiles present in the conflict, listing them by their traditional names—Dahadahā, Dhamadhamā, Khaṇḍakhaṇḍā, Pūṣaṇā, and Maṇikuṭṭikā—within the broader war narrative of the Śalya Parva.