Shloka 27
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
भूरिश्रवसि शल्ये च शाल्वे चैव जनार्दन । आव्न्त्येषु च वीरेषु नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्
bhūriśravasi śalye ca śālve caiva janārdana | āvantyeṣu ca vīreṣu naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ||
Sañjaya said: “O Janārdana, the carnage did not subside—whether among Bhūriśravas, among Śalya, among Śālva, or among the valiant warriors of Avanti. The slaughter continued unabated, as if no measure of suffering could quench the fury of war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the relentless momentum of war: once unleashed, violence spreads across many fronts and does not easily ‘cool down.’ Ethically, it highlights the tragic cost of conflict and the difficulty of restraining collective fury even among renowned heroes.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addressing Kṛṣṇa as Janārdana, that the battlefield slaughter continues without abatement across multiple groups of fighters—those associated with Bhūriśravas, Śalya, Śālva, and the warriors of Avanti.