Shloka 236
संछन्ना वसुधा तत्र द्यौगग्रहैरिव भारत । माननीय भरतनरेश! योद्धाओंके हारों, आभूषणों, वस्त्रों और अनुकर्षोंसे आच्छादित हुई वहाँकी भूमि तारोंसे व्याप्त हुए आकाशके समान जान पड़ती थी
sañchannā vasudhā tatra dyauḥ grahair iva bhārata | mānanīya bharatanareśa! yoddhāōṃke hārōṃ, ābhūṣaṇōṃ, vastrōṃ aura anukarṣōṃse ācchādit huī vahāṃkī bhūmi tārōṃse vyāpta huē ākāśake samān jāna paṛtī thī |
Sañjaya dijo: Oh Bharata, oh venerable rey de los Bharatas, la tierra allí estaba por completo cubierta—esparcida con guirnaldas, ornamentos, vestiduras y arreos de los guerreros—de modo que el campo de batalla parecía el cielo colmado de estrellas. La imagen subraya cómo la guerra convierte el esplendor humano en despojos dispersos, recordatorio severo del costo moral de la violencia y de la fragilidad de la gloria mundana.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a striking simile—battlefield debris resembling a star-filled sky—to highlight the impermanence of worldly adornment and the ethical gravity of war: what once signified honor and prosperity becomes scattered remnants amid destruction.
Sanjaya describes to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the aftermath on the battlefield: the ground is blanketed with warriors’ garlands, ornaments, clothing, and trappings, creating a visual scene comparable to the heavens filled with stars.