Shloka 28
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
बाह्य संधारयंस्तेजो हुताहुतिरिवानल: । समेत्य स दहत्याजौ क्षात्रधर्मपुरस्सर:
bāhyaṃ saṃdhārayaṃs tejo hutāhutir ivānalaḥ | sametya sa dahaty ājau kṣātradharma-purassaraḥ ||
他外显炽盛的灵辉（tejas），如同以酥油供献而燃起的烈火；当他在战场与敌相接，便以刹帝利之法（kṣātra-dharma）为先，焚尽对手，使之化为灰烬。此偈强调一种道德张力：内在的婆罗门之光，若与刹帝利之道相合，便能在战争之域显现为决断的力量。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual potency (brahma-tejas) can become outwardly formidable, and when a person enters battle guided by kṣātra-dharma, that disciplined force can decisively destroy opposition—highlighting how different dharmas (brahminic and warrior) may converge in action.
A Brahmin speaker describes a figure whose radiance is compared to a sacrificial fire fed by ghee; upon engaging enemies in combat, he prioritizes the warrior code and overwhelms them, metaphorically ‘burning’ them down.