Shloka 32
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
सा राजभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा । प्रज्वालयन्ती गगनं दिश: सप्रदिशस्तथा
sā rājabhujanirmuktā nirmuktoragasaṁnibhā | prajvālayantī gaganaṁ diśaḥ sapradiśas tathā ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ರಾಜನ ಭುಜದಿಂದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾದ ಆ ಶಕ್ತಿ, ಚರ್ಮ ಬಿಟ್ಟ ಸರ್ಪದಂತೆ, ಜ್ವಲಿಸಿ ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನೂ ದಿಕ್ಕು-ಉಪದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸಹ ದಹಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕಾಣಿತು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a vivid simile to suggest that once a potent force is released from restraint, it can spread uncontrollably and consume its surroundings; ethically, it cautions against unleashing violence or power without foresight and responsibility.
Sañjaya describes a figure (referred to as 'she') being freed from the king’s grasp and then appearing fiercely radiant—like a serpent freed of its slough—so intense that it seems to set the sky and all directions ablaze.