Shloka 2
Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)
न पुत्र: पितरं जज्ञे पिता वा पुत्रमौरसम् | न क्षाता क्रातरं तत्र स्वस्रीयं न च मातुल:,न पुत्र पिताको पहचानता था, न पिता अपने औरस पुत्रको। न भाई भाईको जानता था, न मामा अपने भानजेको
na putraḥ pitaraṃ jajñe pitā vā putram aurasam | na bhrātā bhrātaraṃ tatra svasrīyaṃ na ca mātulaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: In that turmoil, a son did not recognize his father, nor did a father recognize his own legitimate son. Brother failed to know brother there, and even a maternal uncle did not recognize his sister’s son. The battle’s confusion and fury had so overwhelmed ordinary bonds of kinship that familial duty and recognition were eclipsed by the immediacy of survival and combat.
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