Shloka 81
तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे सर्वेषां दुःखमाविशत्
tasmin vinihate vīre sarveṣāṃ duḥkham āviśat
Sañjaya said: When that heroic warrior was slain, grief entered the hearts of all. The verse shows how the fall of a single eminent fighter in war sends a moral and emotional shockwave through both sides, revealing the shared human cost beneath martial glory.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a dharma-framed war, the death of a great warrior is not merely a tactical event; it becomes a collective moral and emotional burden, reminding the listener that violence inevitably spreads suffering beyond the immediate target.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that upon the slaying of a prominent hero in the battle, a wave of grief seized everyone present—indicating the magnitude of the fallen warrior and the atmosphere of shock on the battlefield.