Shloka 46
अयं महास्त्रप्रहितो महाशर: शरीरदह्वच्चासुहरश्न दुर्हद: । तपो<स्ति तप्तं गुरवश्च॒ तोषिता मया यदीरष्ट सुहृदां श्रुतं तथा
ayaṁ mahāstraprahito mahāśaraḥ śarīradahvac cāsuharaś ca durhṛdaḥ | tapo 'sti taptaṁ guravaś ca toṣitā mayā yad īrṣṭa suhṛdāṁ śrutaṁ tathā ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Ang makapangyarihang palasong ito, kapag pinakawalan sa bisa ng dakilang sandata, ay magliliyab sa katawan at mabilis na kukuha ng buhay—mahirap salagin. Ngunit nagsagawa ako ng pag-aayuno at pagninilay (tapas) at napasaya ko ang aking mga guro; at ang mga narinig ko mula sa mga kaibigang may mabuting hangarin ay napatunayang totoo.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the violence of war, the verse highlights the moral weight of preparation and counsel: disciplined effort (tapas), reverence to teachers, and heeding well-wishers’ words are presented as sources of reliable knowledge when facing grave, life-threatening outcomes.
Sañjaya describes a devastating arrow released by a powerful weapon—one that burns the body and steals life—then reflects that his prior austerities, respect for teachers, and the counsel he had heard from friends have proven accurate in the unfolding events.