Shloka 48
संजातरुधिरोत्पीड: प्रेक्षणीयो5भवदू रणे । गभस्तिभिरिवार्कस्य संस्यूतो जलदो महान्
sañjātarudhirotpīḍaḥ prekṣaṇīyo ’bhavad raṇe | gabhastibhir ivārkasya saṃsyūto jalado mahān ||
Di medan laga, awan besar itu tampak mencolok, menggelembung oleh semburan darah yang baru mengalir—seakan-akan awan pekat yang dijahit rapat oleh sinar matahari.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral horror of war: even what is naturally beautiful (sunlight and clouds) becomes intertwined with bloodshed, suggesting that violence distorts the world’s order and turns spectacle into suffering.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield scene where a vast cloud, lit and ‘bound’ by the sun’s rays, appears conspicuous; the imagery is colored by the sense of blood surging and spreading, heightening the grim atmosphere of the Kurukṣetra war.