चक्रैश्च शक्तिभिश्चैव तोमरैरंकुशैरपि । कर्णिनालीकनाराचवत्सदंतार्द्धचंद्रकैः
cakraiśca śaktibhiścaiva tomarairaṃkuśairapi | karṇinālīkanārācavatsadaṃtārddhacaṃdrakaiḥ
Sa mga cakra at sandatang śakti, sa mga sibat na inihahagis, sa mga tomara at pang-udyok (ankusha), at sa sari-saring palaso—karṇin, nālīka, nārāca, vatsadanta, at mga palasong may ulong kalahating-buwan—pinuno nila ang labanan ng mga bugso ng palasong nanlalaslas.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A volley-filled sky: spinning discus weapons, hurled śaktis, tomara spears, ankushas; arrows of multiple head-shapes streak in arcs—crescent (ardhacandra), heavy nārāca—creating a dense ‘rain of missiles’.
The piling up of weapon-names underscores how conflict multiplies means of injury, while dharma calls for mastery over such impulses.
None; the verse is technical and descriptive.
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