Shloka 6
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
महारथसहस््राणि जषघ्नुरन्योन्यमाहवे
mahāratha-sahasrāṇi jaṣaghnur anyonyam āhave
Sañjaya sprach: Im Gedränge der Schlacht erschlugen sich Tausende großer Wagenkrieger gegenseitig—ein Bild des Krieges, der sich selbst verzehrt, wo Tüchtigkeit in wechselseitige Vernichtung umschlägt und die moralischen Kosten der Gewalt scharf hervortreten.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical gravity of war: even the mightiest warriors become instruments of reciprocal ruin. It invites reflection on how violence escalates into collective self-destruction, challenging any romanticization of martial glory.
Sañjaya reports the battlefield scene where vast numbers of elite chariot-warriors are killing each other in close combat, conveying the scale and intensity of the fighting in the Drona Parva.