Shloka 68
अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
पतितैर्निपतद्धिश्व गजैहेमविभूषितै:
patitair nipatadbhir viśvaṃ gajair hemavibhūṣitaiḥ
Dijo Sañjaya: Todo el campo parecía anegado de elefantes—unos ya caídos, otros desplomándose aún—adornados con ornamentos de oro; sus espléndidos arreos se habían vuelto señales de ruina en medio de la violencia de la guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impermanence of worldly splendor: even gold-adorned war-elephants, symbols of power and royal might, become helpless in the face of death and the consequences of battle.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where elephants—richly decorated—are lying fallen or are in the act of collapsing, conveying the scale and intensity of the fighting.