Shloka 716
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
रथनागहया वीरा यशस्या: सर्व एव च । 'ये शत्रुओंके मस्तक, भुजाएँ, रथ, हाथी, घोड़े और समस्त यशस्वी वीर धरतीपर गिराये जा रहे हैं
rathanāgahayā vīrā yaśasyāḥ sarva eva ca |
Sañjaya dijo: «Carros, elefantes y caballos—junto con todos los guerreros renombrados—están siendo abatidos. Caen las cabezas y los brazos del enemigo, y sus carros, elefantes y caballos son arrojados al suelo.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim impartiality of war: even the famed and powerful—mounted on chariots, elephants, and horses—are brought down. It implicitly warns that worldly glory (yaśas) and martial might are fragile when adharma-driven conflict escalates.
Sañjaya reports to the blind king Dhṛtarāṣṭra the intensity of the battle: enemy combatants are being cut down, with severed heads and arms, and their war-machines—chariots, elephants, and horses—collapsing onto the ground.