Shloka 8
वृतं भूतगणैघोरि: क्रव्यादैश्व समन््ततः । यथा धन लिप्समानैर्भुत्यै्नुपतिसत्तमम्
vṛtaṃ bhūtagaṇair ghoraiḥ kravyādaiś ca samantataḥ | yathā dhana-lipsamānair bhṛtyair nṛpati-sattamam ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—ভয়ংকর ভূতগণ ও মাংসভোজী সত্তারা তাকে চারদিক থেকে ঘিরে ফেলেছিল। যেমন ধনলোভী ভৃত্যরা উৎকৃষ্ট রাজাকে ঘিরে থাকে, তেমনই তারা তাকে পরিবেষ্টন করেছিল।
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.