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Shloka 36

Aśvatthāmā’s Lamentation, Vow of Retaliation, and the Manifestation of the Nārāyaṇāstra (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६६)

नैवास्माभिस्तथा पूर्वर्दृष्टपूर्व तथाविधम्‌ । श्रुतं वा यादृशं युद्धमासीद्‌ रौद्रं भयानकम्‌,हमने तथा पूर्ववर्ती लोगोंने भी वैसा रौद्र एवं भयानक युद्ध न तो पहले कभी देखा था और न सुना ही था, जैसा कि वह युद्ध हो रहा था

naivāsmābhis tathā pūrvaṁ dṛṣṭapūrvaṁ tathāvidham | śrutaṁ vā yādṛśaṁ yuddham āsīd raudraṁ bhayānakam ||

Sañjaya sprach: Niemals zuvor hatten wir—ja nicht einmal davon gehört—von einer Schlacht wie dieser: ein Krieg so wild und furchterregend, der sich vor unseren Augen entfaltete. Die Gewalt überstieg alle frühere Erfahrung und markierte einen düsteren Wendepunkt im Ringen.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Plural
तथाthus/in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पूर्वम्formerly/before
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
दृष्टपूर्वम्previously seen/seen before
दृष्टपूर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदृष्टपूर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाविधम्of such a kind
तथाविधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतथाविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
यादृशम्such as/what kind of
यादृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयादृश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
युद्धम्battle/war
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
रौद्रम्fierce/terrible
रौद्रम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरौद्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भयानकम्frightful
भयानकम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभयानक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the moral shock of war: even seasoned witnesses find the violence unprecedented. It implicitly warns that when conflict crosses limits, it becomes a force of terror rather than a righteous contest, challenging any easy justification.

Sanjaya, narrating events to Dhritarashtra, reports that the battle has become extraordinarily fierce and frightening—beyond anything previously seen or even heard of—signaling an extreme escalation in the Kurukshetra war.