Shloka 10
Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva
तदत्यद्भुतमालोक्य भूत॑ं लोकभयंकरम् । द्रौणिरव्यथितो दिव्यैरस्त्रवर्षरवाकिरत्
tad atyadbhutam ālokya bhūtaṁ lokabhayaṅkaram | drauṇir avyathito divyair astravarṣair avākirat ||
三阇耶说道：见到那无比奇异、令整个世界战栗的存在，德罗那之子阿湿婆陀摩并未失措；相反，他以天授神兵连番如雨倾泻其上。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral danger of war: when confronted by terror or the uncanny, a warrior may respond not with discernment or restraint but by intensifying violence. It foreshadows how unchecked wrath and reliance on extraordinary weaponry can deepen adharma and suffering.
Sañjaya narrates that Aśvatthāmā sees a wondrous, world-terrifying being (a supernatural presence in the night’s events). Rather than becoming frightened, he remains steady and attacks it by releasing a shower of divine missiles.