Shloka 3
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
शक्तीक्ष विमलास्तीक्ष्णा गदाक्ष परिचै: सह | प्रासान् परश्वधांश्वैव मुदूगरान् मुसलानपि
śaktīkṣa vimalāstīkṣṇā gadākṣa paricaiḥ saha | prāsān paraśvadhāṁś caiva mudūgarān musalān api
शक्तीश्च विमलास्तीक्ष्णा गदाश्च परिघैः सह । प्रासान् परश्वधांश्चैव मुद्गरान् मुसलानपि ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive, but it implicitly highlights the ethical seriousness of war: the careful gathering of lethal weapons signals that battle is not a casual act but a weighty undertaking that demands responsibility, restraint, and awareness of consequences.
Sañjaya continues his report of the battlefield preparations, enumerating various weapons present among the forces—spears, maces, axes, clubs, and pestle-like bludgeons—emphasizing the scale and readiness of the armies before engagement.