Shloka 32
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 said: In the thick of battle he displayed every kind of swift and bewildering maneuver—circling and reeling, sudden whirls and feints, leaps and plunges, rapid darts and rushes, and even soaring descents and forceful upsurges—making the battlefield a theatre of relentless martial skill.
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.