Shloka 32
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
Devanagari script
स चानेन नृशंसेन धृष्टद्युम्नेन वीर्यवान्
Transliteration
sa cānena nṛśaṃsena dhṛṣṭadyumnena vīryavān
Translation
三阇耶说道：而那位骁勇之士又遭残酷的德里什塔丢姆那猛攻——此事昭示：在战争的狂怒中，严酷的决断往往会压倒温和的礼法约束。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनेनby this (one)
अनेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
नृशंसेनcruel, ruthless
नृशंसेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनृशंस
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
धृष्टद्युम्नेनby Dhrishtadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वीर्यवान्mighty, possessed of valor
वीर्यवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)ध
धृष्टद्युम्न (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)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 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.