Shloka 546
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
घोरै: प्रहरणैश्नान्यै: क्षुरधारैरयोमयै: । कुछ लोग पत्थर बरसाने लगे, कुछ जलते लुआठे चलाने लगे, दूसरे भयंकर अस्त्र- शस्त्रोंस काम लेने लगे और कितने ही लोहनिर्मित छुरोंकी तीखी धारोंसे चोट करने लगे
ghoraiḥ praharaṇaiś cānyaiḥ kṣuradhārair ayomayaiḥ |
Wika ni Bhishma: “May ilan na humahampas gamit ang iba pang nakapanghihilakbot na sandata, at may ilan namang nananakit gamit ang mga talim na bakal na hinasa na kasingtalim ng labaha.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral degradation that accompanies unchecked conflict: once compassion and restraint are abandoned, people resort to increasingly horrific means of harm. In Shanti Parva’s ethical frame, such escalation is a sign of adharma and a warning about the consequences of cruelty.
Bhishma is describing a violent episode in which combatants employ dreadful weapons, including iron implements with razor-like edges, emphasizing the intensity and brutality of the fighting.