Shloka 773
प्रहषष्मनस: शूरा: क्षिप्रं जघ्नु: परस्परम् । यह महान् आश्वर्यकी बात प्रत्यक्ष देखकर हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरे हुए शूरवीर स्वर्गकी लिप्सासे एक-दूसरेको शीघ्रतापूर्वक मारने लगे
praharṣa-manasāḥ śūrāḥ kṣipraṃ jaghnuḥ parasparam | yat mahān āścarya-kī bāt pratyakṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣa-utsāheṇa bhare hue śūra-vīrāḥ svarga-lipsayā eka-dūsare ko śīghratāpūrvaka mārane lage ||
Sañjaya sprach: Von jubelnder Erregung erfüllt, erschlugen die Krieger einander rasch. Nachdem sie jenes große Wunder mit eigenen Augen gesehen hatten, begannen jene Helden—voll Freude und Inbrunst—einander in Hast zu töten, getrieben vom Verlangen, den Himmel zu erlangen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful motivations—especially the belief that dying in battle grants heaven—can intensify violence. It invites ethical reflection on how ideals like 'svarga' and 'heroic glory' may be used to justify haste and mutual slaughter, even when the spectacle feels wondrous and inspiring.
Sañjaya reports that, after witnessing a remarkable event on the battlefield, the fighters become exhilarated and energized. In that heightened state, and yearning for heavenly reward, they rapidly kill one another in close combat.