Shloka 3
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
नरनागाश्चवमथनं परमं लोमहर्षणम् । द्रोणकर्णकृपा वीरा भीमपार्षतसात्यका:
sañjaya uvāca
naranāgāś ca vamathanaṁ paramaṁ lomaharṣaṇam |
droṇakarṇakṛpā vīrā bhīmapārṣatasātyakāḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Es erhob sich ein höchstes, haarsträubendes Getöse—Menschen und Elefanten gerieten in eine gewaltsame Erschütterung. Die Helden Droṇa, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Bhīma, Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata) und Sātyaki standen im Zentrum dieses furchtbaren Zusammenpralls.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the terrifying scale of war—where even great heroes become agents within a violent ‘churning’ that overwhelms men and beasts alike—inviting reflection on the ethical cost of conflict even when framed as kṣatriya-duty.
Sañjaya reports an intense phase of fighting in which the battlefield is thrown into a dreadful upheaval involving warriors and elephants, with major champions—Droṇa, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Bhīma, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Sātyaki—prominently engaged.