Shloka 27
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
नराश्चकायै: पतितैर्दन्तिभिश्न महाहवे | अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा,उस महासमरमें मनुष्यों, घोड़ों और हाथियोंकी लाशें पड़ी हुई थीं। मांस और रक्तकी कीचड़ जम गयी थी। वहाँकी भूमिमें जाना असम्भव हो गया था
narāś ca kāyaiḥ patitair dantibhiś ca mahāhave | agamyārūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā ||
Sañjaya said: In that great battle the ground was strewn with fallen bodies—men and elephants alike. The earth became a mire of flesh and blood, so dreadful that it was no longer passable. The scene lays bare the moral cost of war: when dharma collapses into slaughter, even the very land turns into an obstacle, forcing the listener to confront the suffering that victory cannot erase.
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