Shloka 13
Virāṭa Rescued from Suśarmā; Night Battle and Royal Gratitude (विराटमोक्षणं सुशर्मवधाभिमुखं च)
Devanagari script
अदृश्यंस्तत्र गात्राणि शरैश्छिन्नानि भागश:
Transliteration
adṛśyan tatra gātrāṇi śaraiś chinnāni bhāgaśaḥ
Translation
वैशम्पायन उवाच—तत्र स शरैश्छिन्नानि भागशो गात्राण्यदृश्यत; भीषणं तद् दृश्यं युद्धकर्मणां गुरुत्वं च सूचयामास।
Word by Word
अदृश्यन्they saw
अदृश्यन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Plural, परस्मैपद
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formtrue
गात्राणिlimbs/bodies
गात्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगात्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
शरैःby arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छिन्नानिcut off/severed
छिन्नानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural, [object Object]
भागशःin parts, piece by piece
भागशः:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभागशः
Formtrue
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
śara (arrows)G
gātra (limbs)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
The verse highlights the stark consequences of armed conflict: bodily harm and fragmentation. Ethically, it serves as a reminder that even when warfare is undertaken under kṣatriya norms, its human cost is severe and should not be romanticized.
The narrator describes a scene where severed limbs are visible, cut apart by arrows. It conveys the intensity of the fighting and the grim aftermath witnessed on the spot.