Mahabharata 7.32.7463 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 7463
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
संयुक्ता: समदृश्यन्त पत्तयश्चापि पत्तिभि: । घोड़ोंसे घोड़े, हाथियोंसे हाथी, रथियोंसे रथी और पैदलोंसे पैदल जूझते दिखायी दे रहे थे
saṁyuktāḥ samadṛśyanta pattayaś cāpi pattibhiḥ |
Sañjaya dijo: Se veía a los infantes trabados en combate cuerpo a cuerpo con otros infantes. Y así, por todo el campo, lo semejante se enfrentaba a lo semejante—caballo contra caballo, elefante contra elefante, guerrero de carro contra guerrero de carro—mostrando el sombrío orden de la batalla, donde cada clase de combatiente hallaba a su igual en una lucha implacable, frente a frente.
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores the stark, organized reality of war: combatants meet their counterparts in direct confrontation. Ethically, it highlights the kṣatriya battlefield context where duty and violence coexist, while Sañjaya’s neutral reporting invites reflection on the cost and inevitability of such ordered slaughter.
Sañjaya describes the battle scene: infantry are visibly engaged with infantry, and by extension the battlefield shows matched engagements—horse against horse, elephant against elephant, chariot-warrior against chariot-warrior—indicating intense, close-quarters fighting.
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