Shloka 483
पार्थबाणहता: केचितन्निपेतुर्विगतासव: । कोई आर्तनाद करने लगे, कोई नष्ट हो गये, कोई अर्जुनके बाणोंसे मारे जाकर प्राणशून्य हो पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े
pārthabāṇahatāḥ kecid annipetur vigatāsavaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Some warriors, struck down by Pārtha’s arrows, fell to the ground bereft of life. The battlefield resounded with cries of distress, while others were utterly destroyed—killed by Arjuna’s shafts and cast lifeless upon the earth.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark reality of righteous warfare (kṣatriya-dharma): even when fighting for a cause, the immediate outcome is suffering and death. It invites ethical reflection on duty, consequence, and the gravity of violence rather than glorifying slaughter.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that in the ongoing battle, some combatants are struck by Arjuna’s arrows and collapse lifeless on the ground, amid cries of anguish and widespread destruction.