Shloka 28
ततो5भवद् युद्धमतीव दारुणं तवाहितानां तव सैनिकै: सह । रथाश्वमातड्रविनाशनं तथा यथा सुराणामसुरै: पुराभवत्
tato ’bhavad yuddham atīva dāruṇaṃ tavāhitānāṃ tava sainikaiḥ saha | rathāśvamātaṅga-vināśanaṃ tathā yathā surāṇām asuraiḥ purābhavat ||
Sesudah itu bangkitlah pertempuran yang amat mengerikan antara musuh-musuhmu dan pasukanmu. Itu adalah pembantaian yang menghancurkan kereta, kuda, dan gajah, dan tampak bagaikan perang purba para dewa melawan para asura.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked hostility can magnify conflict into overwhelming destruction; by likening the human battle to the devas–asuras war, it warns that when rivalry dominates, ethical restraint and proportion are easily lost.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that a fiercely destructive engagement has erupted between the Kaurava troops and their opponents, devastating chariots, horses, and elephants, and seeming like the legendary primordial clash between gods and asuras.