Shloka 66
सहस्रशो<श्चांक्ष पुन: स सादी- नष्ट सहस््राणि च पत्तिवीरान्
sahasraśo 'śvān kṣipunaḥ sa sādīn naṣṭa-sahasrāṇi ca pattivīrān
Sañjaya dit : Encore et encore, il abattit des chevaux par milliers avec leurs cavaliers, et il détruisit aussi des milliers de fantassins. Le récit souligne l’ampleur terrifiante du carnage guerrier : lorsque la prouesse n’est plus retenue par la compassion, le champ de bataille devient une scène de destruction de masse.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immense destructiveness of war: martial skill can rapidly annihilate countless lives. Ethically, it invites reflection on how power and valor, when exercised in a context of hatred and rivalry, produce suffering on a massive scale.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s overwhelming assault on the battlefield: horses and their riders are cut down in thousands, and large numbers of infantry are also destroyed, emphasizing the intensity and imbalance of the combat at that moment.