Shloka 28
पूर्व यथा वृषसेनप्रयुक्ति- रभ्याहत: श्वेतहय: शरैस्तै:
pūrvaṃ yathā vṛṣasenaprayukti-r abhyāhataḥ śvetahayaḥ śaraiḥ taiḥ
Sañjaya said: Just as before, the white horses were struck down by those arrows launched at Vṛṣasena—felled again in the same manner, as the battle’s violence relentlessly repeated itself.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim inevitability and repetitive momentum of war: once violence is set in motion, the same patterns of destruction recur, reminding the listener of the ethical cost and the inexorable consequences of martial choices.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where the white horses are again struck down by arrows associated with Vṛṣasena’s engagement—emphasizing that the assault mirrors an earlier episode, intensifying the sense of ongoing, relentless combat.