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Shloka 33

यथा दैत्यचमूं शक्रस्तापयामास संयुगे | तथा भीष्म: पाण्डवेयांस्तापयामास भारत,भारत! जैसे पूर्वकालमें देवराज इन्द्रने संग्रामभूमिमें दैत्योंकी सेनाको संतप्त किया था, उसी प्रकार भीष्मजी पाण्डवयोद्धाओंको संताप दे रहे थे

sañjaya uvāca | yathā daityacamūṃ śakrastāpayāmāsa saṃyuge | tathā bhīṣmaḥ pāṇḍaveyāṃstāpayāmāsa bhārata ||

三阇耶说道:“婆罗多啊!正如昔日战场上释迦(因陀罗)灼烧达那婆军阵一般,如今毗湿摩也在灼烧般度勇士。”此颂将毗湿摩的攻势比作可与神力比肩之威,愈发抬高战争的道德张力:武勇与义务在惨重的人间代价之中运作。

यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
दैत्य-चमूम्the army of the Daityas
दैत्य-चमूम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्यचमू
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शक्रःIndra (Śakra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तापयामासcaused to burn / tormented
तापयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तथाso / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भीष्मःBhīṣma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पाण्डवेयान्the Pāṇḍava warriors/men
पाण्डवेयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डवेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तापयामासcaused to burn / tormented
तापयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
Ś
Śakra (Indra)
D
Daityas
B
Bhīṣma
P
Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍava warriors)
B
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores how overwhelming martial power can resemble divine force, yet it also intensifies the ethical weight of war: even when a warrior acts within kṣatriya-duty, the result is real torment and suffering for opponents. The epic invites reflection on duty performed amid tragic consequences.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma is dominating the battlefield, afflicting the Pāṇḍava fighters. He illustrates Bhīṣma’s impact through a comparison to Indra scorching the Daitya host in a mythic battle.