Shloka 33
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
अश्वनागरथैश्वैव संच्छिन्नै: कृतसंक्रमा । पताकाध्वजवानीरा हतवारणवाहिनी
aśvanāgarathaiś caiva saṃchinnaiḥ kṛtasaṅkramā | patākādhvajavānīrā hatavāraṇavāhinī ||
अम्बरीष ने कहा—घोड़े, हाथी और रथ कट-फटकर चूर हो गए; सेना की सुव्यवस्थित चढ़ाइयाँ और पार-उतार टूट गए। ध्वज-पताकाएँ अस्त-व्यस्त पड़ी थीं और गजरथ-दल नष्ट हो चुका था।
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of worldly power: even vast forces marked by banners, elephants, horses, and chariots can be swiftly reduced to ruin, prompting reflection on restraint, responsibility, and dharma amid conflict.
Ambarīṣa describes a battlefield scene where the opposing host has been broken—its tactical movements disrupted, its standards scattered, and its elephant divisions destroyed—conveying the scale of defeat and disorder.