Shloka 49
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
सैकड़ों और हजारों घोड़े अपने घायल सवारोंके साथ सारे अंगोंमें लहूलुहान होकर धरतीपर गिर रहे थे ।।
anyonyaṁ paripiṣṭāś ca samāsādya parasparam | āvikṣatāḥ sama dṛśyante vamanto rudhiraṁ mukhaiḥ ||
Sañjaya schildert das erdrückende Gedränge des Schlachtfelds: Viele Krieger, die gegeneinander prallten und sich ineinander verkeilten, wurden im Getümmel zermalmt. Verstümmelt und zerfetzt sah man sie Blut aus dem Mund speien—ein Bild, das zeigt, wie der Krieg, wenn Zorn und Verwirrung die Selbstbeherrschung überrennen, menschliche Körper und Absichten gleichermaßen in Verderben verwandelt.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a moral-psychological warning embedded in narrative: when combat becomes a blind crush of bodies and hatred, discernment (viveka) and restraint collapse, and the human cost becomes indiscriminate. It highlights the ethical gravity of war—how quickly it turns from ‘duty’ into sheer devastation.
Sanjaya describes a chaotic close-quarters clash in which soldiers collide and are crushed together. Many are grievously wounded and are seen vomiting blood, conveying the intensity and horror of the fighting in the Shalya Parva battle sequence.