Shloka 7163
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
तादृशं न कदाचिद्धि दृष्टपूर्व न च श्रुतम् तदनन्तर सूर्यके मध्याह्नकी वेलामें आ जानेपर अत्यन्त घोर युद्ध आरम्भ हुआ। वैसा न तो पहले कभी देखा गया था और न सुननेमें ही आया था
tādṛśaṃ na kadāciddhi dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na ca śrutam | tadanantaraṃ sūryake madhyāhnikī velāyāṃ ājānepara atyanta ghoraṃ yuddham ārambhaḥ abhavat ||
Sañjaya said: “Never before had anything like this been seen or even heard of. Then, as the sun reached the hour of midday, an exceedingly dreadful battle began.” The narration underscores the unprecedented intensity of violence, hinting at the moral weight and catastrophic momentum of the war as it surges beyond ordinary human experience.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war can escalate into an unprecedented, almost unimaginable horror, inviting reflection on the ethical gravity of violence and the collective responsibility that allows such destruction to unfold.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a battle of a kind never seen or heard before begins, specifically as the sun reaches midday—marking a climactic intensification of the fighting.