Shloka 30
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
जातरूपमयै: पुड्खै: शरांशक्ष नतपर्वण: । तैलथौतांश्व नाराचान् विमुक्तानिव पन्नगान्
jātarūpamayaiḥ puṅkhaiḥ śarān śakṣa nataparvaṇaḥ | tailadhautāṃś ca nārācān vimuktān iva pannagān | etān paśya (dṛṣṭipātaṃ kuru) ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Masdan ang mga palasong ito—may pakpak na kulay-ginto at may mga dugtong na nakayuko sa mga buhol; at ang mga palasong nārāca na kuminang sa linis, hinugasan sa langis. Pagkalaya mula sa busog, nakahandusay silang kalat-kalat na parang mga ahas. Tingnan mo sila.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it underscores the tangible reality of war—its crafted instruments of harm and their aftermath—inviting the listener to confront consequences directly rather than abstracting violence.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle, points out arrows and heavy nārāca missiles that have been shot and now lie scattered, comparing them to serpents—an image that conveys danger, lethality, and the eerie stillness after release.