Shloka 9
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
उदतिष्ठत संघर्षात् सुमहान् हव्यवाहन: । तद् वन॑ वृक्षसम्पूर्ण लताविटपसंकुलम्
udatiṣṭhata saṅgharṣāt sumahān havyavāhanaḥ | tad vanaṁ vṛkṣasampūrṇaṁ latāviṭapasaṅkulam ||
毗湿摩说道：由那剧烈的摩擦，升起了极其巨大的火焰——哈维耶瓦哈那，承载祭供之火。那片森林树木稠密，藤蔓缠结、枝丛交错，尽被烈焰攫住，昭示失控之力能在转瞬之间吞噬看似丰饶而稳固的一切。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the image of fire born from friction to suggest that conflict and uncontrolled force can quickly escalate and destroy even a flourishing environment; it implicitly commends restraint and foresight as ethical safeguards.
Bhīṣma describes a great fire arising from intense friction and spreading into a forest thick with trees, creepers, and branches, setting the scene for an illustrative example about how destructive power can propagate through dense conditions.