Shloka 51
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
सुवर्णविकृतप्रासान् पट्टिशान् हेमभूषितान् । जातरूपमयारश्षष्टी: शक्तीक्ष कनकोज्ज्वला:
sañjaya uvāca | suvarṇa-vikṛta-prāsān paṭṭiśān hema-bhūṣitān | jātarūpa-mayā ṛṣṭīḥ śaktīś ca kanakojjvalāḥ yatra-tatra paṭitā āsan |
三阇耶说道：“此处彼处，散落着以金制成的长矛、饰金的战斧、精金打造的枪矛，以及金光炫目的投枪。”这景象凸显战争可怖的华丽：本为荣耀与陈设而铸的财富与工艺，转而成为杀戮之器，终被弃撒于战场。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim irony of war: even the finest wealth and artistry (gold-adorned weapons) culminate in destruction and are left scattered. It implicitly points to the transience of material splendor and the heavy moral cost of violence.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the battlefield scene, describing how gold-worked and gold-decorated weapons—spears, axes, lances, and javelins—are lying fallen in many places after intense fighting.