Shloka 8
वृतं भूतगणैघोरि: क्रव्यादैश्व समन््ततः । यथा धन लिप्समानैर्भुत्यै्नुपतिसत्तमम्
vṛtaṃ bhūtagaṇair ghoraiḥ kravyādaiś ca samantataḥ | yathā dhana-lipsamānair bhṛtyair nṛpati-sattamam ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—ভয়ংকৰ ভূতগণ আৰু মাংসভক্ষী সত্তাই তাক চাৰিওফালে ঘেৰিছিল। যেন ধনলোভী ভৃত্যগণে শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ৰজাক ঘেৰি থাকে, তেনেকৈয়ে তেওঁলোকে তাক চাৰিপাশে ঘেৰি ধৰিছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a sharp simile to expose how greed and predatory impulses cluster around perceived gain—whether a prosperous king or a vulnerable figure amid war—highlighting the ethical danger of desire that feeds on others.
Sañjaya describes a grim battlefield scene in which fearsome spirits and flesh-eating beings encircle someone on all sides, conveying an ominous atmosphere and the nearness of death and devastation.