Shloka 3
Aśvatthāmā’s Lamentation, Vow of Retaliation, and the Manifestation of the Nārāyaṇāstra (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६६)
प्रदीपानां सहसैश्ष॒ दीप्यमानै: समनन््तत: । रत्नाचितै: स्वर्णदण्डैर्गन्धतैलावसिज्चितै:,चारों ओर हजारों मशालें जल रही थीं। उनके डंडे सोनेके बने हुए थे और उनमें रत्न जड़े हुए थे। उन मशालोंपर सुगन्धित तेल डाला जाता था
sañjaya uvāca | pradīpānāṃ sahasraiś ca dīpyamānaiḥ samanantataḥ | ratnācitaiḥ svarṇadaṇḍair gandhatailāvasiñcitaiḥ ||
ଚାରିଦିଗରେ ହଜାର ହଜାର ପ୍ରଦୀପ/ମଶାଳ ଜ୍ୱଳୁଥିଲା। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଦଣ୍ଡ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଥିଲା, ରତ୍ନଜଡିତ ଥିଲା, ଏବଂ ସେଥିରେ ସୁଗନ୍ଧିତ ତେଲ ନିରନ୍ତର ଢାଳାଯାଉଥିଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the contrast between external magnificence and the harsh reality of war: lavish arrangements and sensory beauty cannot erase the ethical weight of violence and the suffering it brings.
Sañjaya describes a scene illuminated on all sides by thousands of blazing torches—gold-handled, jewel-inlaid, and kept burning with fragrant oil—setting the atmosphere for the events unfolding in the war narrative.