Shloka 20
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
परिघैरायसैघोरैरय:कुन्तै: परश्वथै: । शरीरैर्बहुभिश्छिन्ने: शोणितौघपरिप्लुतै:
parighair āyasai ghorair ayaḥ-kuntaiḥ paraśvathaiḥ | śarīrair bahubhiś chinnaiḥ śoṇitaugha-pariplutaiḥ ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—রণক্ষেত্র ভয়ংকর লৌহপরিঘ, লৌহনোকা কুন্ত ও পরশ্বধে ছেয়ে গিয়েছিল; আর অসংখ্য ছিন্নভিন্ন দেহ রক্তধারায় প্লাবিত হয়ে পড়ে ছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim reality of war: weapons and severed bodies drenched in blood. Ethically, it functions as a stark reminder of the human cost of conflict, tempering heroic rhetoric with the truth of suffering and impermanence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the scene on the battlefield: fearsome iron weapons lie about, and many bodies have been cut down, the ground inundated with streams of blood—depicting the intensity and devastation of the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.