Shloka 28
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
वारणानां परिस्तोमांस्तथैवाजिनकम्बलान्
vāraṇānāṁ paristomāṁs tathaivājinakambalān
サンジャヤは言った。「象の精巧な飾りと覆い—鹿皮や毛布もろとも—は引き裂かれてぼろぼろに落ちた。銀糸で文様を施した象衣、象鉤（アンクシャ）、そして多くの大鈴が幾つにも砕け、威容ある象王たちとともに大地に散らばっていた。戦が後に残す破滅と徒費のしるしである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of worldly splendor: even the most magnificent war-elephants and their costly adornments are reduced to torn remnants. It implicitly critiques the vanity of martial display and points to the ethical cost and waste inherent in war.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield aftermath: elephants have fallen, and their ornate coverings—along with hides, blankets, and associated gear like goads and bells—are shredded and strewn across the ground, emphasizing the scale of carnage.