Shloka 773
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
प्रहषष्मनस: शूरा: क्षिप्रं जघ्नु: परस्परम् । यह महान् आश्वर्यकी बात प्रत्यक्ष देखकर हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरे हुए शूरवीर स्वर्गकी लिप्सासे एक-दूसरेको शीघ्रतापूर्वक मारने लगे
praharṣa-manasāḥ śūrāḥ kṣipraṃ jaghnuḥ parasparam | yat mahān āścarya-kī bāt pratyakṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣa-utsāheṇa bhare hue śūra-vīrāḥ svarga-lipsayā eka-dūsare ko śīghratāpūrvaka mārane lage ||
サンジャヤは語った。歓喜に震える心のまま、戦士たちはたちまち互いを討ち倒した。あの大いなる奇瑞を眼前に見たことで、喜びと昂ぶりに満ちた英雄たちは、天界を求める渇望に駆られ、急ぎ合って互いを殺し始めた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful motivations—especially the belief that dying in battle grants heaven—can intensify violence. It invites ethical reflection on how ideals like 'svarga' and 'heroic glory' may be used to justify haste and mutual slaughter, even when the spectacle feels wondrous and inspiring.
Sañjaya reports that, after witnessing a remarkable event on the battlefield, the fighters become exhilarated and energized. In that heightened state, and yearning for heavenly reward, they rapidly kill one another in close combat.