Shloka 5536
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
नरेषु च महाराज कृतं सम कदनं महत् । महाराज! सूतपुत्रने हाथियों, घोड़ों, रथों और पैदल मनुष्योंके दलमें घुसकर बड़ा भारी संहार मचा दिया था
nareṣu ca mahārāja kṛtaṃ sama kadanaṃ mahat |
সঞ্জয় বললেন—মহারাজ, যোদ্ধাদের মধ্যেও সমভাবে মহা নিধন সংঘটিত হল। সূতপুত্র কর্ণ হাতি-অশ্ব-রথ ও পদাতিকদলের মধ্যে প্রবেশ করে ভয়ংকর সংহার ঘটাল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of war: once violence escalates, destruction becomes ‘sama’—indiscriminate—affecting all warriors alike, reminding the listener that battlefield glory is inseparable from collective suffering and ethical burden.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a massive slaughter has occurred among the fighters, emphasizing the scale and impartial spread of casualties in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.