Shloka 52
प्राकम्पत मही राजन् निहतैस्तै: समन्ततः । व्याकुलं सर्वमभवत् पाण्डवानां महद् बलम्
prākampata mahī rājan nihatais taiḥ samantataḥ | vyākulaṃ sarvam abhavat pāṇḍavānāṃ mahad balam ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, the earth trembled as those warriors were slain on every side. The great host of the Pāṇḍavas became wholly disturbed and thrown into confusion.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and human cost of war: mass slaughter destabilizes not only armies but the very world-symbolized by the trembling earth—suggesting that adharma and unchecked violence produce widespread disturbance and suffering.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that heavy casualties have occurred on all sides, causing the earth to shake and throwing the Pāṇḍavas’ large force into agitation and disorder amid the ongoing battle.