Shloka 16
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
तत्र युद्ध महच्चासीत् तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवै: । न च तत् तादृशं दृष्टं नैव चापि परिश्रुतम्,वहाँ आपके पुत्रका पाण्डवोंके साथ बड़ा भारी युद्ध हुआ। वैसा युद्ध मैंने न तो कभी देखा था और न मेरे सुननेमें ही आया था
tatra yuddhaṃ mahac cāsīt tava putrasya pāṇḍavaiḥ | na ca tat tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ naiva cāpi pariśrutam ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—সেখানে তোমার পুত্রের সঙ্গে পাণ্ডবদের এক মহাভয়ংকর মহাযুদ্ধ সংঘটিত হয়েছিল। এমন যুদ্ধ আমি কখনও দেখিনি, কারও মুখেও শুনিনি।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the extraordinary and unprecedented scale of the conflict and frames the war as something beyond ordinary human experience—highlighting how adharma-driven rivalry culminates in catastrophic, incomparable violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a massive battle occurred between Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son and the Pāṇḍavas, emphasizing that he has neither seen nor even heard of anything comparable.