Shloka 10
विशीर्णनागाश्वर॒थ प्रवीरं बल॑ त्वदीयं यमराष्ट्रकल्पम् । अन्योन्यमासाद्य हत॑ महद्वि- नराश्वनागैर्गिरिकूटकल्पै:
sañjaya uvāca | viśīrṇa-nāgāśva-ratha-pravīraṃ balaṃ tvadīyaṃ yama-rāṣṭra-kalpam | anyonyam āsādya hataṃ mahad vinarāśva-nāgair giri-kūṭa-kalpaiḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「人の王よ。あなたの軍勢は、象・馬・戦車、そして主だった勇士に至るまで、ことごとく崩れ砕けました。戦場は死の主ヤマの国のようです。山の峰にも比すべき巨象と馬と兵の群れが互いに突進し合い、その衝突の中で命を落としました。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the catastrophic cost of war: when armies collide in rage and rivalry, the field becomes ‘like Yama’s realm,’ reminding the listener of impermanence and the ethical gravity of violence, even within a kṣatriya context.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the king’s forces have been devastated—elephants, horses, chariots, and leading fighters are broken; huge elephants and mixed ranks crash into each other, resulting in widespread death.