Shloka 26
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
धार्तराष्ट्रबलं प्राप्प देवसेनापि भारत
dhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ prāpya devasenāpi bhārata
قال سانجيا: «يا بهاراتا، لما بلغوا جيش الدهارتراشترا، جاءت هناك أيضًا الجيوش الإلهية—إشارةً إلى أن هذا الصراع يستجلب قوى تتجاوز البشر، وأن مدَّ الحرب وجزرَها تُصاغها اصطفافات أعظم وأشدَّ قَدَرًا.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that war is not only a clash of human wills but can be portrayed as moving under larger, fateful forces; it cautions that adharma-driven conflict tends to invite escalating consequences, as if even the ‘divine order’ becomes implicated in the unfolding outcome.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the divine host (devasenā) has arrived at or joined the Dhārtarāṣṭra forces, marking a significant development in the battle situation and intensifying the sense of cosmic-scale involvement in the Kurukṣetra war.