Shloka 32
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
सा राजभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा । प्रज्वालयन्ती गगनं दिश: सप्रदिशस्तथा
sā rājabhujanirmuktā nirmuktoragasaṁnibhā | prajvālayantī gaganaṁ diśaḥ sapradiśas tathā ||
Sañjaya sprach: Vom Arm des Königs gelöst, loderte jene Śakti auf—wie eine Schlange, die eben ihre alte Haut abgestreift hat—und schien den Himmel in Brand zu setzen, ebenso die Himmelsrichtungen und ihre Zwischenräume.
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.