Shloka 11
कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation
Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows
द्रौणेरपहतान् संख्ये ददृशु: स च तां तथा । प्रावर्तयन्महाघोरां नदीं परवहां तदा
drauṇer apahatān saṅkhye dadṛśuḥ sa ca tāṃ tathā | prāvartayan mahāghorāṃ nadīṃ paravahāṃ tadā ||
サञ्जयは言った。彼らは、戦の密集の中でドローナの子に討たれた者たちを見た。彼もまた彼らをそのように見て、ただちに敵を押し流す、最も凄惨な川を動かし始めた。この場面は、怒りと復讐に駆られた武者の力が、戦場を休みなく命をさらう破壊の奔流へと変えうることを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral peril of unrestrained martial fury: when vengeance and rage dominate, a warrior’s action becomes like a terrifying flood that indiscriminately sweeps away lives. It invites reflection on how power in war must be governed by dharma, or it turns into a force of devastation.
Sañjaya reports that many fighters have been felled in battle by Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman). Seeing the carnage, he intensifies his assault, described metaphorically as unleashing a dreadful ‘river’ that carries away the enemy—an image for a surging, unstoppable onslaught.