Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यस्य शोणिततवेगेन वेदि: स्यात्‌ सम्परिप्लुता

Transliteration

yasya śoṇitatavegena vediḥ syāt sampariplutā

Translation

“Oleh banjir darah yang mengalir deras milik siapa sehingga altar korban itu akan ditenggelami sepenuhnya.” (Ambarīṣa membangkitkan gambaran yang mengerikan untuk menegaskan bahawa kekerasan yang tidak benar dapat menajiskan apa yang sepatutnya suci, menjadikan ruang ritual sebagai tempat cemar.)

Word by Word

यस्यwhose

शोणित-तवेगेनby/with the force (rush) of blood

वेदिःaltar; sacrificial ground

स्यात्would be; may be

सम्परिप्लुताcompletely flooded/overflowed

Speaker

अम्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

अ

अम्बरीष (Ambarīṣa)

व

वेदि (sacrificial altar)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses the altar—symbol of dharmic order and sacred duty—to show how uncontrolled or unrighteous violence desecrates the very foundations of moral life; bloodshed, when driven by adharma, overwhelms and nullifies sanctity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ambarīṣa is speaking in Śānti Parva’s reflective discourse, employing a vivid metaphor: a person’s violent acts are so excessive that the altar itself would be flooded by the torrent of blood, emphasizing the moral horror and social-spiritual consequences of such conduct.