Shloka 32
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
सा राजभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा । प्रज्वालयन्ती गगनं दिश: सप्रदिशस्तथा
sā rājabhujanirmuktā nirmuktoragasaṁnibhā | prajvālayantī gaganaṁ diśaḥ sapradiśas tathā ||
قال سنجيا: لما أُطلقت الشَّكتي من ذراع الملك، بدت كأفعى خرجت لتوّها من انسلاخها، متّقدةً متلألئة، كأنها تُشعل السماء، وتُلهب الجهات والجهات الفرعية كذلك.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a vivid simile to suggest that once a potent force is released from restraint, it can spread uncontrollably and consume its surroundings; ethically, it cautions against unleashing violence or power without foresight and responsibility.
Sañjaya describes a figure (referred to as 'she') being freed from the king’s grasp and then appearing fiercely radiant—like a serpent freed of its slough—so intense that it seems to set the sky and all directions ablaze.