Shloka 66
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
तत् पुनस्तुमुलं युद्ध प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वाभ्यवर्तत
tat punas tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ prāṇāṃs tyaktvābhyavartata
Sañjaya sprach: Dann wogte die Schlacht abermals zu einem schrecklichen Tumult empor, als die Krieger—als hätten sie jede Rücksicht auf das eigene Leben von sich geworfen—wieder in das Getümmel stürmten.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war can drive people to abandon even the instinct to preserve life, revealing the ethical cost of conflict: when anger, rivalry, or misconstrued duty dominates, life becomes secondary and suffering multiplies.
Sañjaya reports that the fighting, after a brief shift or pause implied by the context, flares up again into a chaotic, roaring clash, with combatants charging back into battle as if their lives no longer matter.