Shloka 61
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
तत्र तत्रापविद्धानि व्यदृश्यन्त महाहवे । उस महासमरमें घोड़ोंकी लगाम, जोत, सुवर्णमण्डित चमकीली रस्सियाँ, पीठपर कसी जानेवाली गद्दियाँ (जीन), प्रास, बहुमूल्य ऋष्टियाँ, कवच, ढाल तथा भाँति-भाँतिके विचित्र आस्तरण इधर-उधर बिखरे दिखायी देने लगे || ५९-६० हू ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
tatra tatrāpaviddhāni vyadṛśyanta mahāhave |
prāsayantrair vicitraiś ca śastraiś ca nirmalaiḥ tathā ||
Sañjaya said: In that great battle, scattered here and there, many things could be seen lying cast aside—various spear-launching devices and other weapons, bright and well-polished. The field appeared strewn with the costly equipment of war, showing how violently the combat had churned men and mounts alike and how swiftly possessions and protections become abandoned amid slaughter.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark impermanence of worldly possessions and protections in the face of war: even splendid, polished weapons and costly equipment end up discarded on the battlefield, highlighting the destructive cost of conflict and the fragility of human claims to security.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra what is visible on the battlefield: in the midst of the great fight, weapons and war-engines—especially spear-devices—are seen strewn about in many places, indicating intense, chaotic combat.