Shloka 37
पत्तिभिश्न समाप्लुत्य द्विरदा: स्यन्दनास्तथा
pattibhiś ca samāplutya dviradāḥ syandanās tathā
Sañjaya dit : Le champ de bataille fut comme submergé par les fantassins ; éléphants et chars s’y engouffrèrent aussi, pressant en avant de concert—image de l’élan écrasant de la guerre, lorsque les forces massées, plus que la vertu d’un seul, commencent à régner sur la scène.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war quickly becomes an engulfing force: once masses of infantry, elephants, and chariots surge together, the conflict turns into a flood of violence where restraint and discernment are hard to maintain—implicitly warning how collective momentum can eclipse ethical clarity.
Sañjaya describes the battle’s press: infantry overrun the field, and elephants and chariots also advance in a dense surge, conveying the scale and intensity of the fighting in Karṇa Parva.