Shloka 15
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
रथिन: सादिनश्चापि तत्र तत्र निषूदिता: । दृश्यन्ते बहवो राजन् वेपमाना: समन्ततः
sañjaya uvāca | rathinaḥ sādināś cāpi tatra tatra niṣūditāḥ | dṛśyante bahavo rājan vepamānāḥ samantataḥ | ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcchat kaḍukabarhiṇavājitaiḥ |
संजय बोले—राजन्! वहाँ जगह-जगह बहुत-से रथी और घुड़सवार मारे गए; चारों ओर वे काँपते और छटपटाते हुए दिखते थे। उसने गीध के पंखों से युक्त बाणों से एक-एक को तीन-तीन बाण मारकर तीव्र पीड़ा और व्याकुलता फैला दी।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim reality of warfare: martial skill can swiftly translate into mass suffering. Even when framed within kṣatriya-duty, the narrative invites ethical reflection on the human cost of victory and the fragility of life amid violence.
Sañjaya reports to the king that many chariot-warriors and horsemen have been struck down across the field, seen trembling and writhing. The (unnamed in this Sanskrit snippet) warrior attacks each opponent with three feather-fletched arrows, spreading pain and disarray.