Shloka 12
अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
उस समय आपके हितैषी सुहृद् अतिरथी वीर वहाँ शिनिवंशशिरोमणि सात्यकिके शरोंसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित हुए महारथी कर्णके पास हाथी, घोड़े, रथ और पैदलोंकी चतुरंगिणी सेना साथ लेकर तुरंत आ पहुँचे ।।
tad-udadhi-nibham ādravad balaṁ tvarita-taraiḥ samabhidrutaṁ paraiḥ | drupada-suta-mukhaiḥ tadā bhavat-puruṣa-ratha-aśva-gaja-kṣayo mahān ||
サンジャヤは言った。「その時、汝のためを思うアティラタの勇士たちは、シニ族の至宝サーティヤキの矢により甚だしく苦しめられていた大車戦士カルナのもとへ、象・馬・戦車・歩兵より成る四軍を伴って直ちに駆けつけた。ついでドゥルパダの子ら、すなわちドリシュタデュムナら迅速なる敵が、海のごとく広大な汝の軍勢に襲いかかり、汝の軍もまた敵へと奔った。かくしてそこに、人・戦車・馬・象の大いなる殺戮が起こり始めた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical cost of war: when armies collide, the scale of destruction becomes indiscriminate—men and the very instruments of power (chariots, horses, elephants) are consumed. It implicitly warns that political ambition and enmity, once unleashed, generate suffering beyond any single warrior’s intent.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava host, vast like the sea, charges, but the opposing side rushes in even faster. With Drupada’s sons leading, a fierce clash ensues, resulting in massive losses of soldiers and war-assets—chariots, horses, and elephants.