Shloka 29
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
परिघाणां प्रदीप्तानां मुदूगराणां च मारिष । प्रासानां भिन्दिपालानां निस्त्रिंशानां च संयुगे
sañjaya uvāca | parighāṇāṃ pradīptānāṃ mudgarāṇāṃ ca māriṣa | prāsānāṃ bhindipālānāṃ nistriṃśānāṃ ca saṃyuge ||
Sañjaya said: “O venerable one, in the press of battle there lay scattered heaps of blazing iron clubs, maces, spears, bhindipālas (heavy javelins), and swords—mute witnesses to the ferocity of the conflict and the ruin that follows when warriors meet in wrath.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark aftermath of war: weapons—once symbols of valor and duty—become scattered debris, reminding the listener that even ‘righteous’ warfare carries grave destruction and demands moral sobriety.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra what is seen on the battlefield: heaps of various weapons lying about in the midst of combat, emphasizing the intensity and scale of the fighting.