Shloka 7
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः
Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana
ज्वलितं शूलमुद्यम्य रूपं कृत्वा विभीषणम् । नानारूपप्रहरणैर्वृतो राक्षसपुड़वै:
jvalitaṁ śūlam udyamya rūpaṁ kṛtvā vibhīṣaṇam | nānārūpa-praharaṇair vṛto rākṣasa-puṅgavaiḥ ||
Sañjaya disse: “Erguendo uma lança em chamas, assumiu uma forma aterradora, cercado pelos mais destacados rākṣasas, portando armas de muitos tipos.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear is deliberately generated in war through display of power and terrifying appearance; ethically, it points to the psychological dimension of conflict, where intimidation can be as decisive as physical force.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (not named in this line) lifting a flaming spear and taking on a dreadful form, while being encircled by elite rākṣasa fighters armed with diverse weapons—an image of an overwhelming, fearsome assault.