Shloka 79
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
वृकगृध्रशृगालानां तुमुले मोदने5हनि । आसीद्ू बलक्षयो घोरस्तव पुत्रस्य पश्यत:,भेड़ियों, गीधों और सियारोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले उस भयंकर दिनमें आपके पुत्रकी आँखोंके सामने कौरव-सेनाका घोर संहार हुआ
vṛka-gṛdhra-śṛgālānāṃ tumule modane 'hani | āsīd balakṣayo ghoras tava putrasya paśyataḥ ||
নেকুৰা, শকুন আৰু শিয়ালৰ কোলাহলময় আনন্দ বঢ়োৱা সেই ভয়ংকৰ দিনত, আপোনাৰ পুত্ৰে চাই থাকোঁতেই আপোনাৰ বাহিনীৰ ঘোৰ ক্ষয়-সংহাৰ ঘটিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral cost of adharma-driven war: when rulers persist in unrighteous conflict, the outcome is ruin so complete that it becomes 'joy' only for scavengers—an ethical warning about leadership, responsibility, and the inevitability of consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that on a horrific day of battle there was a massive slaughter of the Kaurava forces, occurring right before the eyes of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana).