Shloka 576
यथा सूर्योदये राजन् समुत्पिज्जो5भवन्महान् । राजन! उस दिन सूर्योदयके समय जैसा महान् जनसंहारकारी संग्राम हुआ, वैसा हमने पहले न तो कभी देखा था और न सुना ही था
yathā sūryodaye rājan samutpijjo’bhavan mahān |
Bhīmasena said: “O King, at sunrise there arose a mighty battle—so vast and slaughterous—that we had never before seen or even heard of anything like it.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral shock of war: even seasoned warriors can be overwhelmed by unprecedented slaughter, reminding the listener that violence—though sometimes framed as duty—carries grave human cost and ethical weight.
Bhīma addresses a king and reports that at sunrise a tremendous, highly destructive battle erupted—so extraordinary in scale that it surpassed anything they had previously witnessed or heard about.