Shloka 7
निकत्तै्हस्तिहस्तैश्व चेष्टमानैरितस्तत:
nikṛttair hastihastaiś ca ceṣṭamānair itas tataḥ
With the severed trunks of elephants and their lopped-off hands still twitching and writhing, the battlefield heaved in confusion—movement breaking out here and there amid the carnage, revealing the relentless, dehumanizing momentum of war.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the brutal reality of war: even mighty beings like elephants are reduced to suffering fragments, highlighting the ethical cost of violence and the tragic consequences of unchecked conflict.
A battlefield scene is being described where severed elephant parts still writhe, and chaotic motion erupts in different places, intensifying the depiction of slaughter and confusion during the fighting.