Shloka 15
कबन्धैरुत्थितैश्किन्नै्न॑त्यद्धिश्चापरैर्युधि । क्रव्यादगणसंछन्ना घोरा भूत् पृथिवी विभो
kabandhair utthitaiś chinnaiḥ atyaddhiś cāparair yudhi | kravyādagaṇasaṃchannā ghorā bhūt pṛthivī vibho ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai yang mulia! Karena batang-batang tubuh tanpa kepala yang terpenggal namun masih bangkit di medan perang, serta jasad-jasad lain yang tercabik, dan karena tertutup kawanan pemakan daging, bumi tampak mengerikan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical cost of war: when conflict turns into indiscriminate slaughter, the world itself appears defiled and terrifying, reminding the listener that adharma manifests not only in actions but in the very atmosphere of society.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the gruesome state of the battlefield—severed, headless bodies and other mutilated remains, with carrion-eaters swarming—conveying the intensity and devastation of the fighting in the Śalya Parva.