Shloka 4
कर्णस्य सेनापत्यं, माकरव्यूहः, पाण्डवानामर्धचन्द्रव्यूहः
Karna’s Command; Mākara Formation; Pandava Crescent Counter-Array
हतप्रवरसैन्यं मे यथा शंससि संजय । अहतानपि मे शंस ये>5त्र जीवन्ति केचन
hatapravarasainyaṁ me yathā śaṁsasi sañjaya | ahatān api me śaṁsa ye 'tra jīvanti kecana ||
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「サンジャヤよ、そなたが我が軍の第一の勇士たちが討たれたと告げるのと同じく、討たれていない者についても語れ――ここに生き残るのは誰か。この軍勢に残る名だたる戦士を、我に示せ。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychology of attachment in war: even after hearing of catastrophic losses, Dhṛtarāṣṭra clings to the hope of remaining strength and seeks a precise accounting. It underscores how grief and desire for control drive a ruler to measure survival and loss rather than reflect on the ethical causes of the conflict.
After being told that leading warriors of his side have been killed, Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya to name those who are still alive among the Kaurava forces, requesting an introduction to any eminent survivors remaining on the battlefield.