Shloka 813
विविधै: शोणितस्रावै: प्रशान्तं पुरुषर्षभ । पुरुषप्रवर! तदनन्तर दो ही घड़ीमें उन सबने देखा कि धरतीकी जो धूल ऊपर उड़ रही थी, वह नाना प्रकारके रक्तका स्रोत बहनेसे शान्त हो गयी है
vividhaiḥ śoṇitasrāvaiḥ praśāntaṃ puruṣarṣabha | puruṣapravara! tad-anantaraṃ dvi ghāḍī-madhye te sarve dadṛśuḥ yat pṛthivyā upari uḍḍīyamānā dhūliḥ nānā-vidha-rakta-srotobhiḥ pravāhamānaiḥ praśāntābhavat |
قال سنجيا: «يا ثور الرجال، يا أسمى الناس! بعد ذلك بقليل—في مدى غَطِيَّتَين فقط—رأوا جميعًا أن الغبار الذي كان يرتفع فوق الأرض قد سكن، إذ أخذت جداول الدم تجري على أنحاء شتى وبصور متنوعة.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical and human cost of war: the battlefield’s dust—symbol of movement and martial fervor—is ‘quieted’ only by bloodshed, reminding the listener that violence culminates in suffering and irreversible loss rather than true victory.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that shortly after the clash, the dust cloud over the battlefield subsides because numerous streams of blood are flowing—an image indicating intense slaughter and the grim settling of the scene.