Shloka 326
वध्यमाना व्यदृश्यन्त शतशो5थ सहस्रश: । नकुल और सहदेवने घुड़सवारोंकी सेनापर आक्रमण किया। राजन! उन घोड़ोंने सोनेकी कलँगी तथा सोनेके ही अन्यान्य आभूषण धारण किये थे। वे सब सैकड़ों और सहस्रोंकी संख्यामें मरकर गिरते दिखायी देते थे
sañjaya uvāca | vadhyamānā vyadṛśyanta śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ |
Sañjaya said: As they were being cut down, they could be seen falling in their hundreds and even in their thousands. Nakula and Sahadeva charged the cavalry host; O King, those horses bore golden crests and other ornaments of gold. Yet on the battlefield, neither prowess nor royal splendor can shield beings from the fruits of violence, and mass death stands as a stark moral backdrop to the struggle for power.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim reality of war: once violence is unleashed, death becomes widespread and indiscriminate. It implicitly highlights impermanence and the ethical weight of actions (karma), reminding the listener that external grandeur cannot prevent mortal consequences.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment in which combatants are being slain in vast numbers—hundreds and thousands—emphasizing the scale and intensity of the fighting.