Shloka 10
भीष्मपतनविषये धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रश्नाः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Questions on Bhīṣma’s Fall
शृणु मे विस्तरेणेदं विचित्र परमाद्भुतम् । भरतानामभूद् युद्ध यथा तल्लोमहर्षणम्
sañjaya uvāca | śṛṇu me vistareṇedaṃ vicitraṃ paramādbhutam | bharatānām abhūd yuddhaṃ yathā tal lomaharṣaṇam, rājan |
Sañjaya disse: Ó rei, ouve-me em detalhe este relato maravilhoso e supremamente assombroso—como veio a acontecer a guerra dos Bhāratas, de modo tão estranho e arrebatador que faz os cabelos se eriçarem. Tendo primeiro me curvado diante do sábio Vyāsa—filho de Parāśara—por cuja graça obtive conhecimento divino e extraordinários poderes de percepção, começo agora a narrar esta guerra admirável e emocionante da linhagem Bharata, exatamente como se deu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical discipline of truthful transmission: Sañjaya frames his report as faithful narration grounded in the authority and grace of Vyāsa. It emphasizes that extraordinary knowledge and perception should be used in service of accurate witnessing and responsible speech, especially when recounting a catastrophic war.
Sañjaya addresses the king and announces that he will describe, in full detail, the astonishing and hair-raising Bharata war. He signals the beginning of his account by invoking Vyāsa (son of Parāśara), whose blessing enables Sañjaya’s divine sight and other supernormal capacities needed to report events occurring far away.