Shloka 29
भगदत्ते हते शूरे काम्बोजे च सुदारुणे | दुःशासने च निहते नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम्,“भगदत्त, शूरवीर काम्बोजराज सुदक्षिण तथा अत्यन्त दारुण दुःशासनके मारे जानेपर भी कौरवोंकी युद्ध-पिपासा शान्त नहीं हुई
bhagadatte hate śūre kāmboje ca sudāruṇe | duḥśāsane ca nihate naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ||
Sanjaya said: “Even after the valiant Bhagadatta was slain, and the Kamboja king—Sudakshina, fierce in battle—was also killed, and even after Duhshasana fell, the Kauravas’ frenzy for war did not subside.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence rooted in adharma can become self-perpetuating: even severe losses and the deaths of major warriors do not necessarily awaken restraint. Ethical collapse in war can harden resolve rather than produce repentance.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that despite the deaths of prominent Kaurava allies and leaders—Bhagadatta, the Kāmboja king Sudakṣiṇa, and Duḥśāsana—the Kaurava side remains unappeased; their appetite for battle and slaughter continues.