Shloka 793
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
अभवन्मे भयं तीव्रं कथमेतद् भविष्यति । क्रोधमें भरे हुए उन अमिततेजस्वी वीरोंके शरीर देखकर मुझे बड़ा भारी भय होता था कि यह युद्ध कैसा होगा?
abhavan me bhayaṃ tīvraṃ katham etad bhaviṣyati |
Sañjaya said: A fierce fear arose in me—how would this turn out? Seeing the bodies of those immeasurably radiant heroes, filled with wrath, I was seized by a heavy dread about what kind of battle this would become.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological cost of wrath-driven conflict: when great warriors are consumed by anger, even a seasoned witness like Sañjaya anticipates catastrophic outcomes. It implicitly warns that krodha (anger) clouds judgment and magnifies destruction, challenging dharma in wartime.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes his own intense fear upon seeing the furious, radiant heroes prepared for combat. His reaction frames the coming engagement as unusually perilous and unpredictable.