Shloka 246
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
चापैश्वन बहुधा च्छिन्नैः समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी । माननीय प्रजानाथ! वरूथोंसहित टूटे हुए रथ
cāpaiś ca bahudhā chinnaiḥ samāstīryata medinī |
قال سانجيا: لقد غُطّيت الأرض في كل موضع بالأقواس—وكثيرٌ منها قد تكسّر قطعًا—حتى بدا ميدان القتال كأنه مفروشٌ بآلات الحرب المحطّمة، شاهدًا على الدمار الذي لا يلين.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark cost of war: weapons meant for prowess end as debris, and the earth itself becomes a record of violence. It implicitly cautions against pride in martial strength and highlights the transience of power when dharma collapses into slaughter.
Sañjaya is describing the battlefield scene: the ground is so thickly strewn with broken bows that it appears covered or carpeted by them, emphasizing the intensity of the fighting and the scale of destruction.