Shloka 793
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
अभवन्मे भयं तीव्रं कथमेतद् भविष्यति । क्रोधमें भरे हुए उन अमिततेजस्वी वीरोंके शरीर देखकर मुझे बड़ा भारी भय होता था कि यह युद्ध कैसा होगा?
abhavan me bhayaṃ tīvraṃ katham etad bhaviṣyati |
サञ्जयは言った。激しい恐れが私に湧き上がった――これはいかなる結末を迎えるのか。怒りに満ち、測り知れぬ光輝を放つあの英雄たちの身体を見て、私は重い戦慄に囚われた。この戦は、いったいどのような戦となるのか、と。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological cost of wrath-driven conflict: when great warriors are consumed by anger, even a seasoned witness like Sañjaya anticipates catastrophic outcomes. It implicitly warns that krodha (anger) clouds judgment and magnifies destruction, challenging dharma in wartime.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes his own intense fear upon seeing the furious, radiant heroes prepared for combat. His reaction frames the coming engagement as unusually perilous and unpredictable.