Shloka 126
Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva
रथशक्तिं मुमोचासौ दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव । अश्वत्थामाने जो-जो बाण छोड़े, उन सबको वह महाभूत निगल गया। अपने बाण- समूहोंको व्यर्थ हुआ देख अभश्रवत्थामाने प्रज्वलित अग्निशिखाके समान देदीप्यमान रथशक्ति छोड़ी
sañjaya uvāca |
rathaśaktiṁ mumocāsau dīptām agniśikhām iva |
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When anger and frustration govern action, conflict escalates into harsher means; the verse highlights the ethical danger of letting thwarted pride drive one toward more destructive choices.
Sañjaya narrates that, after his arrows prove ineffective, the warrior releases a blazing ratha-śakti—an especially powerful missile—likened to a flame, intensifying the battle’s ferocity.