Shloka 32
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
वीरास्थिशर्करा दुर्गा मांसशोणितकर्दमा । असिचर्मप्लवा घोरा केशशैवलशाद्धला
vīrāsthiśarkarā durgā māṃsaśoṇitakardamā | asicarmaplavā ghorā keśaśaivalśāddhalā ||
アンバリーシャは、砦にも似た戦慄の光景を語る。砂利は勇士の骨、泥濘は肉と血、そして剣の刃と皮で組んだ筏によって渡られる。おぞましく穢れ、髪の毛が川藻のように詰まり、凝り固まった不浄の残滓が散り敷く——暴力と、それがもたらす破滅への道徳的嫌悪を呼び覚ますための譬えである。
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
By portraying a landscape made of bones, blood, and weapons, the verse uses shock and revulsion to underline the ethical cost of violence and the tragic aftermath of war, urging reflection on dharma and restraint.
Ambarīṣa is describing a dreadful, obstacle-like place—evoking a battlefield or hellish passage—filled with the physical remnants of slaughter (bones, flesh, blood, swords, hides, hair), emphasizing its horror and moral warning.