Shloka 10
भीष्मपतनविषये धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रश्नाः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Questions on Bhīṣma’s Fall
शृणु मे विस्तरेणेदं विचित्र परमाद्भुतम् । भरतानामभूद् युद्ध यथा तल्लोमहर्षणम्
sañjaya uvāca | śṛṇu me vistareṇedaṃ vicitraṃ paramādbhutam | bharatānām abhūd yuddhaṃ yathā tal lomaharṣaṇam, rājan |
三阇耶说道：“大王，请你细听我详述这奇异而至为惊人的故事——婆罗多之战如何发生，其情状诡谲骇人，令人毛发悚然。我先稽首礼敬那位睿智的毗耶娑——波罗沙罗之子——承其恩泽，我得神圣之智与非凡的感知之力；如今我将如实开讲这场婆罗多族裔的瑰奇而震撼的战争。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical discipline of truthful transmission: Sañjaya frames his report as faithful narration grounded in the authority and grace of Vyāsa. It emphasizes that extraordinary knowledge and perception should be used in service of accurate witnessing and responsible speech, especially when recounting a catastrophic war.
Sañjaya addresses the king and announces that he will describe, in full detail, the astonishing and hair-raising Bharata war. He signals the beginning of his account by invoking Vyāsa (son of Parāśara), whose blessing enables Sañjaya’s divine sight and other supernormal capacities needed to report events occurring far away.