Shloka 68
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
घ्नन्त्येते पार्थिवान् वीरा: पाण्डवा: समभिद्रुता: । नागाश्वरथपत्त्योघांस्तावकान् समभिघ्नत:
ghnanty ete pārthivān vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ samabhidrutāḥ | nāgāśva-ratha-patty-oghāṁs tāvakān samabhighnataḥ ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ ពេលកងទ័ពរបស់អ្នកវាយប្រហារ វីរបុរសបណ្ឌវទាំងនេះ ដែលត្រូវគេប្រហារចូលមក ក៏វាយតបវិញ ដោយសម្លាប់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រដែលរត់ចូលប្រយុទ្ធ និងកាប់បំផ្លាញហ្វូងដំរី សេះ រថ និងទាហានថ្មើរជើងរបស់អ្នក។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh moral reality of war: once aggression is unleashed, it provokes counter-violence, and entire formations—kings and common soldiers alike—are consumed. It implicitly reflects the kṣatriya world where duty in battle operates within a tragic cycle of retaliation and loss.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as the Kaurava forces attack, the Pāṇḍava heroes—being assailed—respond by killing the onrushing kings and destroying large bodies of Kaurava troops composed of elephants, cavalry, chariots, and infantry.