Shloka 17
Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda
Disclosure and Consolation
तस्मिंस्ते पृथिवीपाला द्रोणपार्षतसंगरे । नानादिगागता वीरा: प्रायशो निधनं गता:,धृष्टद्युम्न और द्रोणके उस भीषण संग्राममें नाना दिशाओंसे आये हुए भूपाल अधिक संख्यामें मारे गये
tasmiṁs te pṛthivīpālā droṇapārṣata-saṅgare | nānā-dig-āgatā vīrāḥ prāyaśo nidhanaṁ gatāḥ ||
Vāsudeva dit : Dans ce combat terrible entre Droṇa et le fils de Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), bien des rois guerriers venus de toutes les directions trouvèrent la mort en grand nombre. Le vers souligne le prix immense et aveugle de la guerre : même les souverains accourus de loin sont emportés par l’élan de la violence, rappelant à l’auditeur le lourd fardeau moral de ceux qui déclenchent ou entretiennent un tel conflit.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity and vast human cost of war: even powerful kings from many lands are swept into destruction. It implicitly cautions that martial glory is inseparable from widespread suffering and loss, urging reflection on responsibility and restraint.
Vāsudeva recalls the fierce confrontation involving Droṇa and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (called Pārṣata). In that conflict, numerous warrior-kings who had assembled from different directions were killed in large numbers.