Shloka 20
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
आशीदविपष॑ दुर्धरमप्रमेयं सुतीक्षणदंष्टं ज्वलनप्रभावम्
āśīd avipaḥ durdharam aprameyaṃ sutīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ jvalanaprabhāvam
سنجے نے کہا—وہ گویا ایک سانپ تھا—ناقابلِ برداشت، بے اندازہ؛ اس کے دانت نہایت تیز تھے اور اس کی فطرت آگ کی طرح دہکتی تھی۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a serpent-and-fire simile to highlight how destructive force in war can become immeasurable and difficult to resist; ethically, it cautions that rage and violence, once unleashed, turn into a peril that threatens all sides and demands restraint and discernment.
Sañjaya is describing a terrifying, overpowering presence—likened to a venomous serpent with razor-sharp fangs and a fiery potency—emphasizing the intensity and danger of the combat situation being reported to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.