Shloka 32
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
भ्रान्तमुद्भ्रान्तमाविद्धमाप्लुतं विप्लुतं सृतम् । सम्पातसमुदीर्णे च दर्शयामास संयुगे,उसने युद्धस्थलमें भ्रान्त, उदभ्रान्त, आविद्ध, आप्लुत, प्लुत, सृत, सम्पात और समुदीर्ण आदि गतियोंको दिखाया
bhrāntam udbhrāntam āviddham āplutaṁ viplutaṁ sṛtam | sampāta-samudīrṇe ca darśayāmāsa saṁyuge ||
Sañjaya dit : Au cœur de la mêlée, il déploya toutes sortes de manœuvres rapides et déroutantes : rotations et vacillements, tourbillons soudains et feintes, bonds et plongeons, élans fulgurants et charges, jusqu’à des descentes comme en plein vol et de puissantes remontées — faisant du champ de bataille un théâtre d’inlassable prouesse guerrière.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, mastery often appears as controlled deception and rapid maneuvering. It implicitly contrasts technical prowess with the larger ethical burden of battle: skill can dominate the field, yet it does not by itself resolve the moral weight of the conflict.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s dynamic movements in combat, listing a sequence of tactical motions—circling, whirling, feinting, leaping, plunging, darting, swooping, and surging—by which he demonstrates extraordinary agility and battlefield control.