Shloka 34
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
ते शरा: स्वसमुत्थेन प्रदीप्ताश्चित्रभानुना
te śarāḥ svasamutthena pradīptāś citrabhānunā
அந்த அம்புகள் தங்களின் சொந்த வலிமையாலேயே தீப்பற்றிக் கொண்டு, வியப்பூட்டும் ஒளியுடன் எரிந்தன—தாமே தாமே தீயாய் மாறியதுபோல்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the irresistible momentum of martial action once set in motion: weapons and intentions, when driven by inner force, become self-propelling and radiant—suggesting how conflict can intensify beyond easy restraint, a caution relevant to dharma and statecraft.
Bhīṣma describes a battlefield-like scene in vivid imagery: arrows appear to blaze with extraordinary light, emphasizing the ferocity and heightened, almost supernatural intensity of the impending or ongoing combat.