Shloka 28
ततो5भवद् युद्धमतीव दारुणं तवाहितानां तव सैनिकै: सह । रथाश्वमातड्रविनाशनं तथा यथा सुराणामसुरै: पुराभवत्,इसके बाद आपके शत्रुओंका आपके सैनिकोंके साथ अत्यन्त दारुण युद्ध होने लगा, जो रथों, घोड़ों और हाथियोंका विनाश करनेवाला था। वह युद्ध प्राचीन कालके देवासुर- संग्रामके समान जान पड़ता था
tato ’bhavad yuddham atīva dāruṇaṃ tavāhitānāṃ tava sainikaiḥ saha | rathāśvamātaṅga-vināśanaṃ tathā yathā surāṇām asuraiḥ purābhavat ||
Sañjaya said: Then a battle of extreme ferocity arose between your enemies and your soldiers. It was a slaughter that destroyed chariots, horses, and elephants, and it appeared like the ancient war of the gods and the asuras.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked hostility can magnify conflict into overwhelming destruction; by likening the human battle to the devas–asuras war, it warns that when rivalry dominates, ethical restraint and proportion are easily lost.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that a fiercely destructive engagement has erupted between the Kaurava troops and their opponents, devastating chariots, horses, and elephants, and seeming like the legendary primordial clash between gods and asuras.