Shloka 19
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
तत्र भारत भीमेन ताडितास्तावका: शरै: | रुधिरौघपरिक्लिन्ना: परलोक॑ ययुस्तदा
tatra bhārata bhīmena tāḍitās tāvakāḥ śaraiḥ | rudhiraughapariklinnāḥ paralokaṃ yayus tadā ||
Sañjaya dit : «Là, ô descendant de Bharata, les guerriers Kaurava, frappés par les flèches de Bhīma et trempés dans des torrents de sang, partirent alors pour l’autre monde.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark consequence of warfare: even when fought under the banner of duty, battle results in death and suffering. It invites reflection on the ethical gravity of violence and the irreversible cost borne by those who fight.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that on the battlefield Bhīma struck the Kaurava troops with arrows; soaked in streams of blood, they died and ‘went to the next world’ (paraloka).