Shloka 2
अध्याय ४ — दुर्योधनस्य असंधि-निश्चयः
Duryodhana’s Refusal of Reconciliation
आयोधन चातिघोरें रुद्रस्याक्रीड संनिभम् । अप्रख्यातिं गतानां तु राज्ञां शतसहस्रश:
sañjaya uvāca |
āyodhanaṃ cātighore rudrasyākrīḍa-sannibham |
aprakhyātiṃ gatānāṃ tu rājñāṃ śata-sahasraśaḥ ||
サञ्जयは言った。「大王よ、その戦場はこの上なく凄惨となり、猛き相のルドラ（シヴァ）の遊戯の場にも似ていた。そこでは幾十万もの王たちが無名へと沈み――名声も、その痕跡さえも、戦の破滅の中に消し去られたのだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impermanence of worldly power and fame: even mighty kings can be erased into obscurity by the destructive force of war, which is likened to Rudra’s terrifying arena.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the horrific state of the battlefield, emphasizing its dreadfulness and the massive, anonymous loss of kings, setting a grim tone for the events unfolding in the Śalya Parva.