Shloka 356
शरीराणि व्यदृश्यन्त निहतानां महीतले । वहाँ मारे गये राजाओंके सुन्दर हारोंसे सुशोभित, उत्तम वस्त्रोंसे सम्पन्न तथा चन्दनसे चर्चित शरीर पृथ्वीपर पड़े देखे जाते थे
śarīrāṇi vyadṛśyanta nihatānāṁ mahītale |
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impermanence of worldly glory: even kings adorned with luxury fall to death. Ethically, it invites reflection on pride, attachment, and the grave cost of war, reminding the listener that dharma must be weighed against the suffering it entails.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra what he sees on the battlefield: the slain lie on the earth, still bearing signs of royal refinement—ornaments, fine clothing, and sandalwood—now rendered powerless in death.