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Shloka 2036

Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda

संख्यासमयविस्तीर्णमभिजातोद्धवं बहु । उज्ज्वल और तेज धारवाले

saṅkhyāsamaya-vistīrṇam abhijātodbhavaṃ bahu | ujjvalaṃ ca tejo-dhārāvantaṃ samantato loha-mayaṃ tathā tīkṣṇaṃ prāsa-śakti-ṛṣṭi-paraśv-ādi astrāṇi śastrāṇi ca yair āghātaḥ kriyate, tad eva tasya yuddha-yajñasya bahu-saṅkhyakaṃ dīrgha-kāla-sādhyaṃ kulīna-puruṣa-saṅgṛhītaṃ nānā-vidhaṃ dravyam ||

اس جنگ-یَجْن میں بہت سے اور طرح طرح کے ‘سامان’ وہی ہتھیار ہیں—روشن و درخشاں، تیز دھار، سراسر لوہے سے بنے—جیسے نیزے، شکتی، رِشٹی، کلہاڑے وغیرہ، جن سے ضربیں لگتی ہیں۔ ان کی کثرت، طویل تیاری، اور شریف النسل مردوں کا انہیں جمع کرنا—یہی اس ہولناک رسم کا وسیع سازوسامان ہے۔

saṅkhyānumber; enumeration
saṅkhyā:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsaṅkhyā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
samayatime; period
samaya:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootsamaya
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
vistīrṇamspread out; extensive
vistīrṇam:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootvistīrṇa (√stṛ)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
abhijātawell-born; noble
abhijāta:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootabhijāta
FormMasculine/Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
uddhavamraising up; upheaval (sense uncertain in context)
uddhavam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootuddhava
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
bahumuch; many
bahu:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootbahu
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

अम्बरीष उवाच

A
Ambarīṣa
Y
yuddha-yajña
P
prāsa
Ś
śakti
ṛṣṭi
P
paraśu
A
astra
Ś
śastra
L
loha (iron)

Educational Q&A

The passage frames warfare as a ‘sacrifice’ whose requisites are weapons and martial resources, highlighting how violence can be ritually and socially justified; ethically, it invites reflection on the cost, preparation, and moral burden of treating war like a sacred rite.

Ambarīṣa describes the components of a metaphorical war-sacrifice: numerous iron weapons—spears, lances, javelins, axes, and other arms—used to strike opponents, emphasizing their abundance, sharpness, and the long effort by which noble warriors accumulate them.