Shloka 10
युद्धसंग्रहः
Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary
प्रमत्तमत्तसम्मत्तक्ष्वेडितोत्क्रुष्टसंकुल:
pramattamatta-sammatta-kṣveḍitotkruṣṭa-saṅkulaḥ
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: It was filled with the confused din of the heedless and the intoxicated—boastful snorts, loud cries, and tumultuous shouts—signaling a loss of restraint and the moral danger that follows when passion and pride overtake discipline.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how heedlessness and intoxication (literal or emotional—pride, excitement, aggression) create social and moral chaos. In the epic’s ethical frame, such loss of restraint is a warning sign: when discipline and discernment collapse, violence and adharma easily spread.
The narrator describes a scene (typically a martial or public gathering) as noisy and tumultuous—packed with loud cries and challenging sounds from people who are careless and carried away. The emphasis is on the atmosphere of uncontrolled excitement and confusion.