Mahabharata 7.32.7463 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 7463
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
संयुक्ता: समदृश्यन्त पत्तयश्चापि पत्तिभि: । घोड़ोंसे घोड़े, हाथियोंसे हाथी, रथियोंसे रथी और पैदलोंसे पैदल जूझते दिखायी दे रहे थे
saṁyuktāḥ samadṛśyanta pattayaś cāpi pattibhiḥ |
পদাতিকসকল পদাতিকসকলৰ সৈতে ঘনিষ্ঠ যুঁজত জড়িত দেখা গৈছিল; তেনেদৰে ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত ঘোঁৰা ঘোঁৰাৰ সৈতে, হাতী হাতীৰ সৈতে, ৰথী ৰথীৰ সৈতে—প্ৰত্যেক শ্ৰেণীৰ যোদ্ধাই নিজৰ সমকক্ষক মুখামুখি হৈ নিৰ্দয় সংঘৰ্ষত লিপ্ত হৈছিল।
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores the stark, organized reality of war: combatants meet their counterparts in direct confrontation. Ethically, it highlights the kṣatriya battlefield context where duty and violence coexist, while Sañjaya’s neutral reporting invites reflection on the cost and inevitability of such ordered slaughter.
Sañjaya describes the battle scene: infantry are visibly engaged with infantry, and by extension the battlefield shows matched engagements—horse against horse, elephant against elephant, chariot-warrior against chariot-warrior—indicating intense, close-quarters fighting.
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