Shloka 48
जयद्रथवधः — The Slaying of Jayadratha
Sunset Vow and Curse-Condition
रुधिरोक्षितसवरज़िस्तैस्तदायोधनं बभौ
rudhirokṣitasavarṇajistais tadā yodhanaṃ babhau
Sañjaya dit : Alors ce champ de bataille, souillé et assombri par le sang, parut sinistre et terrible ; sa couleur même avait été changée par le carnage, reflet du prix moral effroyable de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark ethical reality of war: even when fought under claims of duty, its visible outcome is devastation. The blood-stained battlefield becomes a moral image of the cost of hatred, ambition, and prolonged conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the field of battle has become drenched with blood, so that it appears uniformly blood-colored—signaling the intensity of the fighting and the heavy casualties at this stage of the war.