Shloka 706
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
व्यड्राड्रावयवाः पेतुः क्षितौ क्षीणा: क्षितीश्वरा: । कितने ही घायल नरेश पताका, ध्वज, छत्र, अश्व, सारथि, आयुध, शरीर तथा उसके अवयवोंसे रहित हो रणभूमिमें गिर पड़े
vyaḍrāḍrāvayavāḥ petuḥ kṣitau kṣīṇāḥ kṣitīśvarāḥ |
サञ्जयは語った。力尽き、深手を負った多くの諸王が大地に倒れた。旗印・軍旗・王の天蓋、馬、御者、武器、そしてその身と肢体までも損なわれ、王権と庇護のしるしをことごとく失っていた。かくして戦場は、戦の苛烈な道義的代償を示した――権勢と王の威儀は、暴力と運命の帰結の前ではあまりにも脆いのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impermanence of worldly power: even kings, symbols of authority, and the protections of rank collapse in war. It implicitly warns that violence consumes status and body alike, revealing the ethical weight and human cost of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that many kings, worn out and badly wounded, are falling on the battlefield. The scene emphasizes the scale of destruction and the stripping away of royal dignity amid combat.