Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यस्य शोणिततवेगेन वेदि: स्यात्‌ सम्परिप्लुता

Transliteration

yasya śoṇitatavegena vediḥ syāt sampariplutā

Translation

“Aquele por cujo ímpeto de sangue, em torrente, o altar sacrificial ficaria totalmente inundado.” (Ambarīṣa evoca uma imagem sombria para salientar que a violência injusta pode profanar o que deveria ser sagrado, convertendo o espaço ritual em cena de impureza.)

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.