Shloka 32
Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)
Devanagari script
अभिष्लुतमभिक्रुद्धमेकपार्श्वावदारितम्
Transliteration
abhiṣlutam abhikruddham ekapārśvāvadhāritam
Translation
三阇耶说道：“（它）遭重击而暴怒，一侧被撕裂开来。”此句传达战场暴力的残酷迫近：受伤的战士或猛兽因创痛而狂怒，显出战争如何扭曲形体，也扭曲性情。
Word by Word
अभिष्लुतम्pierced/struck (through), transfixed
अभिष्लुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-श्लुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; श्लु/श्रु धातु-सम्भव)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभिक्रुद्धम्enraged, furious
अभिक्रुद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्रुध् धातु)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एकपार्श्वावदारितम्having one side torn/opened
एकपार्श्वावदारितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक-पार्श्व-अवदारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अव+दॄ/दर् धातु-सम्भव)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)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 is primarily descriptive, but ethically it highlights how violence breeds further rage and suffering: injury provokes fury, and war reduces beings to wounded bodies and reactive emotions, warning of the moral and psychological costs of conflict.
Sañjaya reports a vivid battlefield moment: something—likely a combatant, mount, or war-elephant/horse in context—has been struck, becomes enraged, and is visibly torn open on one side, emphasizing the ferocity of the fighting.