Mahabharata 7.32.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 25
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
इत्येवमुच्चरन्ति सम श्रूयन्ते विविधा गिर: । उस समय सभी सैनिक “हा तात! हा पुत्र! सखे! तुम कहाँ हो? ठहरो, कहाँ भागे जा रहे हो? मारो, लाओ, इसका वध कर डालो'--इस प्रकारकी बातें कह रहे थे। हास्य, उछल-कूद और गर्जनाके साथ उनके मुखसे नाना प्रकारकी बातें सुनायी देती थीं ।।
ity evam uccaranti sma śrūyante vividhā giraḥ | narasyāśvasya nāgasya samasajjata śoṇitam ||
Sañjaya dit : Ainsi s’entendaient des clameurs de toutes sortes : les soldats, dans la confusion et l’angoisse, invoquaient « Père ! », « Fils ! », « Ami ! », et hurlaient des ordres de frapper, saisir, amener et tuer. Au milieu des rires, des bonds et des rugissements, un tumulte de voix montait de leurs bouches. Et le sang des hommes, des chevaux et des éléphants se mêla sur le champ de bataille.
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores the moral and human cost of war: beneath boasts and battle-cries lie grief, confusion, and indiscriminate slaughter, where even the blood of humans and animals mingles—an implicit reminder of the ethical gravity of violence.
Sañjaya reports the battlefield soundscape: soldiers shout varied cries—calling to relatives and comrades and issuing violent commands—while the fighting is so intense that blood from men, horses, and elephants becomes mingled on the ground.
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