Mahabharata 7.148.35 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 148, Shloka 35
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
प्रासासिशक्तिपरशुविशिखाहिदुरासदाम् । बलकड़्कमहानक्रां गोमायुमकरोत्कटाम्
prāsāsiśaktiparaśuviśikhāhidurāsadām | balakaṅkamahānakrāṁ gomāyumakarotkaṭām
ಆ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಭಯಂಕರವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಸಮೀಪಿಸಲಾರದಷ್ಟು ದುರಾಸದವಾಗಿತ್ತು—ಭಾಲಗಳು, ಕತ್ತಿಗಳು, ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು, ಪರಶುಗಳು, ಬಾಣಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸರ್ಪಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿತ್ತು; ಬಲಾಕೆಗಳು, ಕಂಕಗಳು, ಮಹಾನಕ್ರಗಳು, ಗೋಮಾಯುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಭೀಕರ ಮಕರಗಳಿಂದ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಉಗ್ರವಾಗಿತ್ತು।
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the dehumanizing aftermath of war: weapons and death transform the field into a terrifying ecosystem of predators and scavengers. Ethically, it serves as a reminder that even ‘necessary’ conflict carries grave consequences and should never be romanticized.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield’s horrific appearance—strewn and bristling with weapons and compared to a dreadful, hard-to-approach region inhabited by birds, serpents, crocodiles, jackals, and makaras—emphasizing the intensity and carnage of the fighting in Droṇa Parva.
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