Shloka 40
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ९६: सौभद्रस्य आक्रमणम्, अलम्बुसस्य प्रतिविधानम्
Abhimanyu’s assault; Alambusa’s counter-engagement
तथा हया हयारोहैस्ताडिता: प्रासतोमरै: । तेन तेनाभ्यवर्तन्त कुर्वन्तो व्याकुला दिश:
tathā hayā hayārohais tāḍitāḥ prāsatomaraiḥ | tena tenābhyavartanta kurvanto vyākulā diśaḥ ||
قال سنجيا: وكذلك الخيول، وقد جُرحت بطعنات الرماح الطويلة وبالرماح المقذوفة (براسا وتومارا) على أيدي الفرسان، اندفعت هنا وهناك، فأوقعت الجهات الأربع في اضطرابٍ وبلبلة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the collateral suffering and disorder produced by war: even animals bound to human warfare are wounded and driven into panic. It implicitly invites ethical reflection on the wider consequences of violence beyond the immediate combatants.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield where horses, struck by lances and javelins thrown by mounted warriors, bolt and run in different directions, creating confusion across the field.