Shloka 7
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
इस प्रकार युद्धस्थलमें मारे गये सैकड़ों, हजार और दस हजार योद्धा शरीरसे तो इस पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े, किंतु अपने यशसे उन्होंने सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको पूर्ण कर दिया ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
iti prakāraṁ yuddhasthale māritāḥ saikadāḥ sahasrāṇi daśa-sahasrāṇi ca yoddhāḥ śarīreṇa tu pṛthivyāṁ nipetuḥ, yaśasā tu te sarvā diśaḥ paripūrayām āsuḥ ||
atha vaikartanaṁ karṇaṁ raṇe kruddham ivāntakam |
rurudhuḥ pāṇḍupāñcālā vyādhiṁ mantrauṣadhair iva ||
サンジャヤは言った。「かくして戦場では、幾百・幾千・幾万の戦士が討たれ、その身は大地に倒れた。だが武名は四方を満たした。ついで戦のただ中で、死そのもののごとく憤激するヴァイカルタナ・カルナを、パーンドゥの子らとパンチャーラ勢が矢で押しとどめた。医師が真言と薬で病を抑えるように。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts bodily destruction with enduring reputation: warriors perish physically, yet their fame is portrayed as spreading in all directions. It also frames ethical admiration for valor while reminding that death is inevitable, and that even the most fearsome force can be checked through coordinated effort and skill.
After describing massive casualties, Sanjaya turns to a specific battlefield moment: Karna, furious and terrifying like Death, advances; the Pandavas together with the Panchalas restrain his onslaught with volleys of arrows, compared to doctors controlling a disease through mantras and medicines.