Shloka 186
तथा तव महासैन्यं प्रास्फुरच्छरपीडितम् । जैसे रात्रिकालमें किसी महान् पर्वतपर बाँसोंका वन जल रहा हो, उसी प्रकार अर्जुनके बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुई आपकी विशाल सेना आगकी लपटोंसे घिरी हुई-सी प्रतीत हो रही थी
tathā tava mahāsainyaṁ prāsphuraccharapīḍitam |
三阇耶说道：“于是，你那浩大的军势，被阿周那之箭击中折磨，仿佛燃起而颤动——如同夜里一座巍峨大山，其上竹林熊熊焚烧。”此喻更显战争的道德重负：当由非正法（adharma）驱使的野心仍执迷不悟时，再强盛的军队也会在有纪律的勇武与正义的决断之前显得无力。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of sheer numbers and pride in war: a vast force, when morally and strategically outmatched, can appear as vulnerable as a fire-engulfed landscape. It implicitly warns that power without dharmic grounding and disciplined leadership collapses under sustained righteous prowess.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava host is being intensely struck by Arjuna’s arrows. The army’s agitation and apparent ‘burning’ are conveyed through a vivid simile: like a bamboo forest on a mountain blazing at night.