Shloka 27
Adhyāya 92: Irāvanta-śoka, punaḥ-pravṛttiḥ saṅgrāmasya
Arjuna’s grief and the battle’s renewed intensity
इसी प्रकार महाबली भीमसेन क्रोधमें भरे हुए दूसरे कालके समान कौरव सैनिकोंका घोर संहार करने लगे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | evaṃvidhaṃ mahābalī bhīmasenaḥ krodhabhṛtaḥ dvitīyaḥ kāla iva kaurava-sainyasya ghoraṃ saṃhāraṃ cakāra | vadhyatāṃ tatra sainyānām anyonyena mahāraṇe | prāvartata nadī ghorā rudhiraugha-pravāhinī ||
इसी प्रकार महाबली भीमसेन क्रोध से भरे हुए दूसरे काल के समान कौरव-सेना का घोर संहार करने लगे। उस महायुद्ध में, जब सेनाएँ परस्पर वध कर रही थीं, रक्त-प्रवाह से भरी एक भयंकर नदी-सी बह चली।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral peril of anger in war: when krodha dominates, a warrior can resemble Kāla—an impersonal force of destruction. It serves as a warning about how quickly ethical restraint collapses amid collective violence, even within the framework of kṣatriya-duty.
Sanjaya describes Bhima, enraged, devastating the Kaurava troops. The mutual slaughter becomes so intense that it is poetically depicted as a dreadful river flowing with torrents of blood across the battlefield.