Shloka 10
ऋषयश्न महाभागा: पुरस्कृत्य शतक्रतुम् । समीयुस््तत्र सहिता द्रष्ट॑ं तद् वैशसं महत्,नरेश्वरर उस समय देवता, गन्धर्व, पितर, सिद्ध, चारण तथा महाभाग महर्षिगण देवराज इन्द्रकों आगे करके उस भीषण मार-काटको देखनेके लिये एक साथ वहाँ आये
sañjaya uvāca | ṛṣayaś ca mahābhāgāḥ puraskṛtya śatakratum | samīyus tatra sahitā draṣṭuṃ tad vaiśasaṃ mahat ||
Sañjaya said: The blessed great seers, placing Śatakratu (Indra) at their head, assembled there together to witness that vast and dreadful slaughter. The scene draws even celestial and perfected beings as spectators, underscoring how the war’s violence becomes a cosmic event that tests the moral order (dharma) and the consequences of human choices.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the war’s violence is not merely political but morally and cosmically significant: even exalted sages gather to witness it, implying that adharma and its consequences become visible on a grand stage, inviting reflection on responsibility and the cost of conflict.
Sañjaya reports that great sages assemble at the battlefield, with Indra placed at their forefront, to observe the immense carnage unfolding—framing the Kurukṣetra conflict as an event watched by higher beings.