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
அங்கே ஒளிவீசும் கூர்மையான சக்திகள்; பரிகங்களுடன் கூடிய கதைகள்; பிராசங்கள், பரசுகள், இரும்பு முத்கரங்கள், முசலங்களும் இருந்தன.
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.