Shloka 36
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
इरावानथ निर्भिन्न: प्रासैस्तीकणैर्महात्मभि: । स्रवता रुधिरेणाक्तस्तोत्रैविंद्ध इव द्विप:
irāvān atha nirbhinnaḥ prāsais tīkṣṇair mahātmabhiḥ | sravatā rudhireṇāktaḥ totrair viddha iva dvipaḥ ||
قال سانجيا: ثم إن إيرافان، وقد اخترقته الرماح الحادّة ومزّقته التي قذفها محاربون عظامُ النفوس، غدا ملوّثًا بدمٍ يسيل غزيرًا. وكفيلٍ جريحٍ يُلهَب بخُطّاف سائسه، اضطرب وتمايل، إذ اصطدمت شجاعته بقسوة الحرب العمياء.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark reality of war: even the noble and courageous are reduced to suffering bodies. The elephant-goad simile highlights how violence drives beings into distress, reminding the reader that battlefield glory is inseparable from pain and the ethical weight of harm.
Sañjaya describes Irāvān on the battlefield being repeatedly pierced by sharp spears thrown by heroic warriors. Covered in flowing blood, Irāvān becomes agitated and distressed, compared to an elephant wounded by an elephant-hook.