Shloka 10
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
योडयं शल्य भरतेषूपपन्न: प्रकर्षण: सर्वहरो5तिभीम: । सो5भिमन्ये क्षत्रियाणां प्रवीरान् प्रतापिता बलवान वै विमर्द:,“शल्य! वीरोंको आकृष्ट करनेवाला, सर्वसंहारक और अत्यन्त भयंकर जो यह प्रबल संग्राम भरतवंशी क्षत्रियोंपर आ पड़ा है, वह क्षत्रिय-जातिके प्रधान-प्रधान वीरोंको निश्चय ही संतप्त करेगा, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है
sañjaya uvāca |
yo 'yaṃ śalya bharateṣūpapannaḥ prakarṣaṇaḥ sarvaharo 'tibhīmaḥ |
so 'bhimanye kṣatriyāṇāṃ pravīrān pratāpitā balavān vai vimardaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O Śalya, this mighty clash that has fallen upon the Bharata warriors—drawing heroes into its grip, stripping all away, and terrifying beyond measure—will, I believe, surely scorch the foremost champions among the kṣatriyas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and existential cost of war: even the greatest kṣatriya heroes are not spared; a truly ‘all-seizing’ conflict consumes glory, life, and certainty, testing the very ideals of warrior duty.
Sañjaya addresses Śalya, characterizing the ongoing battle as an overpowering, terrifying melee that draws warriors in and will inevitably afflict the leading champions among the Bharata kṣatriyas.