Shloka 8
वृतं भूतगणैघोरि: क्रव्यादैश्व समन््ततः । यथा धन लिप्समानैर्भुत्यै्नुपतिसत्तमम्,जैसे धन चाहनेवाले भृत्यगण किसी श्रेष्ठ राजाको घेरे रहते हैं, उसी प्रकार भयंकर मांसभक्षी भूतोंने चारों ओरसे उसे घेर रखा था
vṛtaṃ bhūtagaṇair ghoraiḥ kravyādaiś ca samantataḥ | yathā dhana-lipsamānair bhṛtyair nṛpati-sattamam ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Von allen Seiten war er umringt von schaurigen Scharen von Geistern und fleischfressenden Wesen – wie habgierige Diener sich um einen vortrefflichen König drängen.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a sharp simile to expose how greed and predatory impulses cluster around perceived gain—whether a prosperous king or a vulnerable figure amid war—highlighting the ethical danger of desire that feeds on others.
Sañjaya describes a grim battlefield scene in which fearsome spirits and flesh-eating beings encircle someone on all sides, conveying an ominous atmosphere and the nearness of death and devastation.