Shloka 60
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
अश्वारोहाश्व पाण्डूनामब्रुवन् रुधिरोक्षिता:
aśvārohāś ca pāṇḍūnām abruvan rudhirokṣitāḥ
Sañjaya dit : Les cavaliers des Pāṇḍavas, éclaboussés de sang, prirent la parole—rapportant la sombre réalité du champ de bataille et portant des nouvelles pressantes au milieu du tumulte de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the immediacy and moral weight of wartime communication: those directly engaged in violence must still speak truthfully and urgently, bearing witness to consequences and enabling responsible action amid disorder.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava cavalry, visibly marked by battle (blood-spattered), are speaking—likely delivering news or warnings from the front, reflecting the intensity and confusion of the ongoing conflict in the Śalya Parva.