Shloka 131
भीमसेन–अलायुधयुद्धम् / Bhīmasena and Alāyudha: Night Engagement and Command Responses
ततस्तत्सर्वमाचख्यौ कुरूणां वैशसं महत् । परान् विजयतश्चापि धार्तराष्ट्रानू निमज्जत:
tatastat sarvam ācakhyau kurūṇāṁ vaiśasaṁ mahat | parān vijayataś cāpi dhārtarāṣṭrān nimajjataḥ ||
Lalu ia melaporkan seluruh malapetaka dan pembantaian besar yang menimpa kaum Kuru—bahwa pihak lawan kian menang, sedangkan putra-putra Dhṛtarāṣṭra tenggelam dalam kehancuran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when victory is achieved, war brings immense moral and human cost; adharma-driven conflict culminates in ruin, and the narrator frames events as a grave calamity rather than mere success.
Sañjaya conveys to the listener a complete account of the great slaughter among the Kurus, emphasizing that the opposing side is winning while the Dhārtarāṣṭras are collapsing into defeat and destruction.