Shloka 12
शरसम्भिन्नगात्रौ तु सर्वतः शकलीकृतौ । श्वाविधाविव राजेन्द्र दृश्येतां शरविक्षतौ,राजेन्द्र! उनके शरीर बाणोंसे क्षत-विक्षत होकर सब ओरसे खण्डित-से हो बाणविद्ध हिंसक पशुओंके समान दिखायी दे रहे थे
śarasambhinnagātrau tu sarvataḥ śakalīkṛtau | śvāvadhāv iva rājendra dṛśyetāṃ śaravikṣatau ||
Sanjaya said: “O king, their bodies, torn open by arrows and shattered on every side, appeared like wounded beasts—pierced through by shafts.” The verse underscores the brutal visibility of war’s consequences: when dharma collapses into violence, the human form itself is reduced to a spectacle of suffering, meant to sober the listener rather than glorify slaughter.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and human cost of war: bodies become mutilated and dehumanized, serving as a stark reminder that victory pursued through unchecked violence brings visible suffering and moral gravity rather than true glory.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that the fighters on the battlefield are grievously pierced by arrows—torn, fragmented, and appearing like wounded beasts—emphasizing the ferocity of the ongoing combat in the Drona Parva.