Shloka 30

Devanagari script

स विस्फारितसर्वाड्रिश्ूर्णितास्थिविंभीषण:

Transliteration

sa visphārita-sarvāḍriḥ śūrṇitāsthi-vibhīṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: He appeared terrifying—like a mountain split open—his bones shattered, a dreadful sight amid the carnage of war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्फारित-सर्व-अड्रि-शूर्णित-अस्थि-विंभीषणः: he who is terrifying due to bones crushed by all the expanded mountains
• विस्फारित-सर्व-अड्रि-शूर्णित-अस्थि-विंभीषणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंभीषण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the stark reality of war: even the mighty are reduced to broken bodies. Ethically, it functions as a sobering reminder that violence brings भय (terror) and क्षय (destruction), urging reflection on the cost of conflict even when framed as kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior’s dreadful condition on the battlefield—likened to a mountain rent apart—emphasizing the shattered bones and the terrifying spectacle produced by the ongoing combat in Droṇa Parva.