Shloka 236
संछन्ना वसुधा तत्र द्यौगग्रहैरिव भारत । माननीय भरतनरेश! योद्धाओंके हारों, आभूषणों, वस्त्रों और अनुकर्षोंसे आच्छादित हुई वहाँकी भूमि तारोंसे व्याप्त हुए आकाशके समान जान पड़ती थी
sañchannā vasudhā tatra dyauḥ grahair iva bhārata | mānanīya bharatanareśa! yoddhāōṃke hārōṃ, ābhūṣaṇōṃ, vastrōṃ aura anukarṣōṃse ācchādit huī vahāṃkī bhūmi tārōṃse vyāpta huē ākāśake samān jāna paṛtī thī |
サञ्जयは言った。おおバラタよ、尊きバラタ族の王よ。そこでは大地がすっかり覆われていた――戦士たちの花鬘、装身具、衣、そして馬具・飾り具が散り敷かれ、戦場は星々に満ちた天空のように見えたのである。この比喩は、戦が人の華やぎを散乱する残骸へと変えてしまうことを示し、暴力の道徳的代価と世の栄華のはかなさを冷ややかに思い起こさせる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a striking simile—battlefield debris resembling a star-filled sky—to highlight the impermanence of worldly adornment and the ethical gravity of war: what once signified honor and prosperity becomes scattered remnants amid destruction.
Sanjaya describes to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the aftermath on the battlefield: the ground is blanketed with warriors’ garlands, ornaments, clothing, and trappings, creating a visual scene comparable to the heavens filled with stars.