Shloka 12
आत्मदोष-उपदेशः तथा भीम-धृष्टद्युम्नयोः संयोगः
Self-Causation Counsel and the Bhīma–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Convergence
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुल: कटुक: शोणितोदक: । प्रावर्तत कुरूणां च पाण्डवानां च भारत,भारत! कौरवों और पाण्डवोंका वह भयानक युद्ध बड़ा ही कटु और रक्तको पानीकी तरह बहानेवाला था
sa samprahāras tumulaḥ kaṭukaḥ śoṇitodakaḥ | prāvartata kurūṇāṁ ca pāṇḍavānāṁ ca bhārata ||
Sañjaya dit : Ô Bharata, le choc entre les Kuru et les Pāṇḍava éclata dans une fureur effroyable—âpre et sans relâche—si bien que le sang coulait comme de l’eau.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: when relatives fight for power and resentment, the result is indiscriminate suffering—symbolized by blood flowing like water—warning that adharma-driven conflict consumes all sides.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battle between the Kaurava and Pandava forces has begun in a terrifying, chaotic manner, marked by intense close combat and heavy bloodshed.