Shloka 4
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
असंशयमिदं कृष्ण महद् युद्धमुपस्थितम् । पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च घोरं रुधिरकर्दमम्,“श्रीकृष्ण! इसमें संदेह नहीं कि कौरवों और पाण्डवोंका यह बड़ा भयंकर युद्ध उपस्थित हुआ है, जो रक्तकी कीच मचा देनेवाला है
asaṁśayam idaṁ kṛṣṇa mahad yuddham upasthitam | pāṇḍavānāṁ kurūṇāṁ ca ghoraṁ rudhirakardamam ||
“O Kṛṣṇa, there is no doubt—this great war has now come upon us, a dreadful conflict between the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus, turning the battlefield into a mire of blood.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity and human cost of war: even when conflict becomes inevitable, it is recognized as ghora—terrible—because it leads to widespread suffering and bloodshed, pressing the listener to reflect on dharma and responsibility.
Sañjaya reports to Kṛṣṇa that the great war between the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus has become imminent and unavoidable, describing it vividly as a blood-mire, foreshadowing the catastrophic violence to come.