Shloka 10
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
स ज्वालै: पवनोदशभूतैर्विस्फुलिज्ज:ः समन््तत:
sa jvālaiḥ pavanodaśabhūtair visphulijjaḥ samantataḥ
毗湿摩描绘道：那火焰四面为烈焰所围，又为十重风势所裹挟，火星四散飞迸——此象用以传达一种压倒性的、无所不在的能量，以及当强大之力被释放时，后果如何不可遏止地蔓延。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses fire-and-wind imagery to highlight how concentrated power (tejas) becomes expansive and uncontrollable in its effects—ethically suggesting that intense forces, once set in motion, spread consequences in every direction and therefore must be governed by dharma and restraint.
Bhīṣma is describing a formidable, blazing phenomenon—encircled by flames and driven by tenfold winds—throwing sparks all around, as part of a larger Shānti Parva discourse that employs vivid natural imagery to explain moral and metaphysical points.