Shloka 333
Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)
विकर्षन्तो दिश: सर्वा: सम्पेतु: सर्वशब्दगा: । प्रत्येक शब्दकी ओर गमन करनेवाले कितने ही हाथी घोड़ोंसहित रथोंकी अपनी सूँड्रोंसे खींचकर उन्हें लिये-दिये सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें दौड़ रहे थे
vikarṣanto diśaḥ sarvāḥ sampetuḥ sarvaśabdagāḥ | pratyekaśabdakī ora gamana karanevāle kitane hī hastī ghoṛoṃsahitā rathōṃkī apanī sūṇḍroṃse khīṃcakara unheṃ liye-diye sampūrṇa diśāoṃmeṃ dauṛa rahe the
サञ्जयは報告した。戦の喧噪は四方へと広がった。ひとつひとつの叫び、ひとつひとつの衝突音に引き寄せられるように、多くの戦象が—馬とともに—長鼻で戦車をつかみ、引きずり、抱え上げ、全方位へ駆け回った。この光景は戦の道義的混沌を語る。ひとたび暴力が解き放たれれば、規律ある軍勢でさえ音と恐怖と衝動に引きずられ、秩序は崩れて無差別の破壊へと変わるのだ。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war dissolves control and discernment: forces are driven by the din of conflict, leading to uncontrolled harm. Ethically, it hints at the tragic momentum of violence—once begun, it spreads beyond intention and discipline.
Sanjaya describes the battlefield confusion where elephants, reacting to cries and clashes from different directions, seize and drag chariots (with horses) using their trunks and rush about, intensifying the disorder and destruction.