Shloka 32
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
स चानेन नृशंसेन धृष्टद्युम्नेन वीर्यवान्
sa cānena nṛśaṃsena dhṛṣṭadyumnena vīryavān
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: At ang makapangyarihang mandirigmang iyon ay sinalakay ng malupit na Dhṛṣṭadyumna—isang pangyayaring nagpapakita na sa pagngangalit ng digmaan, ang matigas na pasya ay kayang lumamon sa mas mahinahong pagpipigil ng asal.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension central to the Mahābhārata: even when valor is present, warfare can normalize ruthlessness (nṛśaṃsatā), raising questions about the limits of righteous conduct (dharma) under extreme conflict.
Sañjaya reports that a mighty warrior (vīryavān) is being confronted/attacked by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who is characterized as nṛśaṃsa—ruthless—signaling the severity and uncompromising nature of the ongoing battle.