Shloka 27
कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory
तत्र सिद्धा महाराज सम्पतन्तो<ब्रुवन् वच:,प्रभो! महाराज! उस समय वहाँ उड़कर आते हुए सिद्ध परस्पर इस प्रकार कहने लगे --“यह युद्ध तो सभी युद्धोंसे बढ़कर हो रहा है, अन्य सब युद्ध तो इसकी सोलहवीं कलाके भी बराबर नहीं थे
tatra siddhā mahārāja sampatanto ’bruvan vacaḥ | prabho mahārāja! tadā tatra uḍḍīya samāgatāḥ siddhāḥ parasparaṃ evam ūcuḥ—“idaṃ yuddhaṃ sarva-yuddhebhyaḥ śreṣṭhataraṃ pravartate; anyāni sarvāṇi yuddhāni tu asya ṣoḍaśīṃ kalām api na samāḥ āsan.”
サञ्जャヤは言った。「そこでは、大王よ、天より降り来たるシッダたちが互いにこう語り合った。『おお主よ、おお大王よ！ いま展開するこの戦いは、あらゆる戦いを凌ぐ。過ぎし戦はことごとく、その十六分の一にも及ばなかった。』」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the extraordinary magnitude and moral weight of the Kurukṣetra conflict: it is portrayed as unparalleled, witnessed even by perfected celestial beings, implying that the consequences and ethical stakes exceed those of ordinary wars.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Siddhas arrive through the sky and, speaking among themselves, declare that the present battle surpasses all previous wars—others not even equaling a sixteenth part of it.