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Shloka 10

शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः

The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana

स ज्वालै: पवनोदशभूतैर्विस्फुलिज्ज:ः समन्‍्तत:

sa jvālaiḥ pavanodaśabhūtair visphulijjaḥ samantataḥ

Bhishma descreve uma visão em chamas: ela está cercada por todos os lados por labaredas e pelas dez forças do vento, espalhando faíscas por toda parte—imagem que transmite uma energia avassaladora e onipresente, e a propagação inevitável das consequências quando forças poderosas são desencadeadas.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्वालैःwith flames
ज्वालैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootज्वाला
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
पवनोदशभूतैःhaving wind as its moisture (wind-dried/air-moistened)
पवनोदशभूतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपवन-उदश-भूत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
विस्फुलिङ्गैःwith sparks
विस्फुलिङ्गैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविस्फुलिङ्ग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
समन्ततःon all sides, everywhere
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः

भीष्म उवाच

F
Flames (jvālā)
W
Wind/air (pavana)
S
Sparks (visphuliṅga/visphulij)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses fire-and-wind imagery to highlight how concentrated power (tejas) becomes expansive and uncontrollable in its effects—ethically suggesting that intense forces, once set in motion, spread consequences in every direction and therefore must be governed by dharma and restraint.

Bhīṣma is describing a formidable, blazing phenomenon—encircled by flames and driven by tenfold winds—throwing sparks all around, as part of a larger Shānti Parva discourse that employs vivid natural imagery to explain moral and metaphysical points.