Shloka 10
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
तस्योर्ध्वबाहो: सदृशं रूपमासीन्महात्मन: । बहुधातुविचित्रस्य श्वेतस्येव महागिरे:
tasyordhvabāhoḥ sadṛśaṃ rūpam āsīn mahātmanaḥ | bahudhātuvicitrasyā śvetasyeva mahāgireḥ ||
三阇耶说道：那位大心者双臂高举之时，其形貌宛如一座巍峨白山，因众多矿石而呈现斑斓辉丽。于暴烈将发的紧迫关头，此象既彰显婆罗罗摩压倒性的威势与令人敬畏之感，也预示着克制之界限将被冲破的危险。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a grand natural simile to highlight how immense power can inspire reverence and fear; implicitly, such power calls for self-restraint so that strength does not become adharmic violence.
Sañjaya describes Balarāma at a tense moment: with arms lifted, he appears like a brilliant white mountain streaked with many minerals—an image emphasizing his formidable presence as he moves toward confrontation.