Shloka 9
अध्याय ९१ — शैनेयस्य गजानीकभेदनं जलसंधवधश्च
Chapter 91: Sātyaki breaks the elephant array and slays Jalasaṃdha
तपनीयतनुत्राणा: संसिक्ता रुधिरेण च । संसक्ता इव दृश्यन्ते मेघसंघा: सविद्युत:,सुवर्णमय कवच धारण किये और खूनसे लथपथ हो एक-दूसरेसे सटे हुए हताहत योद्धाओंके शरीर विद्युत्सहित मेघसमूहोंके समान दिखायी देते थे
tapanīya-tanutrāṇāḥ saṃsiktā rudhireṇa ca | saṃsaktā iva dṛśyante megha-saṃghāḥ sa-vidyutaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「黄金の胸甲をまとい血に濡れた倒れ伏す戦士たちは、互いに押し合うように密に横たわり、稲妻を孕む濃い雲の群れのように見えた。そこには栄光と恐怖が同じ光景として交じり合っていた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral paradox of war: outward brilliance (golden armor) coexists with inner horror (blood and death). It invites reflection on the cost of conflict and the fragility of embodied life amid pursuits of victory.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a vivid battlefield scene: warriors wearing golden cuirasses have been struck down and lie close together, their blood-soaked bodies resembling thundercloud clusters lit by lightning.