Shloka 29
भीष्म–जामदग्न्यसंवादः (Amba-prasaṅga and Kurukṣetra Dvandva Declaration) / Bhishma–Jamadagnya Dialogue
काये विषक्तास्तु तदा वायुना समुदीरिता: । चेलु: क्षरन्तो रुधिरं नागा इव च ते शरा:
kāye viṣaktāstu tadā vāyunā samudīritāḥ | celuḥ kṣaranto rudhiraṃ nāgā iva ca te śarāḥ ||
Da wurden jene Pfeile, fest in die Körper eingedrungen, vom Wind bewegt und begannen zu beben; und während sie sich regten, sickerte Blut hervor—wie Schlangen, die sich winden.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence has lingering consequences: even after an act is done, its effects continue to agitate and bleed. Ethically, it invites reflection on the cost of conflict and the responsibility borne by those who unleash harm.
Arrows have lodged in bodies; the wind makes them quiver, and as they move they cause blood to flow. The poet compares the moving, blood-smeared arrows to writhing serpents to intensify the scene’s horror.