Shloka 22
वज़ादीनि च मुख्यानि नानाप्रहरणानि च । दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्
vajrādīni ca mukhyāni nānā-praharaṇāni ca | dānavānāṁ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām ||
وَجر (صاعقہ) وغیرہ جیسے برتر ہتھیار اور طرح طرح کے دوسرے اسلحہ بھی تھے—یہ ہِرَنیہ پُر میں بسنے والے ہزاروں دانَووں کے اپنے ہتھیار تھے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the immense scale and sophistication of martial power amassed by formidable beings; ethically, it hints that sheer weaponry and might are not themselves dharma, but instruments whose use must be governed by right conduct and wise restraint.
Bhīṣma is describing an array of powerful weapons—chief among them the vajra—associated with vast numbers of Dānavas residing in Hiraṇyapura, emphasizing the magnitude of the forces and resources involved.