Shloka 48
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
भ्रातरस्ते हता: शूरा: पुत्राश्न सहसैनिका: । राजानश्व हता: शूरा: समरेष्वनिवर्तिन:,'तेरे भाई, शूरवीर पुत्र, सैनिक तथा युद्धमें पीठ न दिखानेवाले अन्य बहुत-से शौर्यसम्पन्न नरेश भी मृत्युके अधीन हो गये हैं
bhrātaras te hatāḥ śūrāḥ putrāś ca sahasainikāḥ | rājānaś ca hatāḥ śūrāḥ samareṣv anivartinaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Your brothers have been slain—valiant men; and your sons too, along with their armies. Many warrior-kings as well, steadfast in battle and never turning back from the fight, have fallen under the power of death.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the bravest warriors—those who never retreat—remain subject to death; war’s apparent glory culminates in irreversible loss, highlighting the ethical weight of choosing violence and the inevitability of impermanence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the catastrophic outcome of the battle: his brothers, sons, their troops, and many allied kings have been killed, intensifying the king’s sorrow and the sense of total ruin.