Shloka 32
Droṇa’s Renewed Advance toward Yudhiṣṭhira; Fall of Satyajit and Allied Recoil (द्रोणस्य युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सा—सत्यजितः पतनम्)
मुहूर्तमिव तद् युद्धमासीन्मधुरदर्शनम् । तत उन्मत्तवद् राजन् निर्मर्यादमवर्तत,राजन! दो घड़ीतक तो वह युद्ध देखनेमें बड़ा मनोहर लगा; परंतु आगे चलकर उनमें पागलोंकी तरह मर्यादाशून्य मारकाट होने लगी
muhūrtam iva tad yuddham āsīn madhuradarśanam | tata unmatta-vad rājan nirmaryādam avartata ||
হে ৰাজন! অলপ সময়লৈ সেই যুদ্ধ দেখিবলৈ যেন মনোহৰ লাগিল; কিন্তু পাছত সেয়া উন্মত্তৰ দৰে—মৰ্যাদাহীন, নিয়ন্ত্ৰণহীন সংহাৰত পৰিণত হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war can quickly slip from controlled, rule-bound combat into ‘nirmaryāda’ violence—an ethical collapse where restraint and dharma are abandoned, warning that the spectacle of battle can mask its rapid descent into madness.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the fighting initially seemed orderly and even visually impressive, but soon escalated into chaotic, frenzied killing, suggesting a turning point from regulated warfare to indiscriminate carnage.