Shloka 326

Devanagari script

पश्यन्तु सर्वसैन्यानि दारुणं लोमहर्षणम्‌ | “कुरुश्रेष्ठ आज सारी सेनाएँ मेरे और अर्जुन दोनोंके भयंकर एवं रोमांचकारी युद्धको देखें!

Transliteration

paśyantu sarvasainyāni dāruṇaṁ lomaharṣaṇam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Let all the armies behold this dreadful, hair-raising spectacle.” The line frames the coming clash as a public moral test: the warriors are not merely fighting, but witnessing an extreme display of courage, wrath, and the consequences of adharma on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• पश्यन्तु: let (them) see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, 3, plural

• सर्वसैन्यानि: all the armies
• सर्वसैन्यानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसैन्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• दारुणम्: terrible
• दारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising, thrilling
• लोमहर्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• armies (sarvasainyāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that war is not only action but also testimony: the entire host becomes a witness to a terrifying outcome shaped by choices. It implicitly warns that violence, once unleashed, becomes a collective spectacle with ethical consequences for all who participate or approve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, announces that the impending scene is so dreadful and thrilling that all the assembled forces will witness it—setting the tone for an intense, fearsome encounter on the battlefield.