Shloka 76
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च लिप्सतां सुमहद् यश: । प्रजानाथ! फिर महान् यश पानेकी इच्छावाले कौरवों और पाण्डवोंमें घोर युद्ध आरम्भ हो गया || ७४ $ ।। शूराणां गर्जतां तत्र ह्विच्छेदकृता गिर:
sañjaya uvāca |
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca lipsatāṃ sumahad yaśaḥ |
prajānātha! tataḥ mahad yaśaḥ prāptum icchatāṃ kauravāṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca ghoraṃ yuddham ārabdhaṃ ||
śūrāṇāṃ garjatāṃ tatra hṛcchhedakṛtā giraḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಥ! ನಂತರ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮಹದ್ ಯಶಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಬಯಸಿದ ಕೌರವರು ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಂಡವರ ನಡುವೆ ಭೀಕರ ಯುದ್ಧವು ಆರಂಭವಾಯಿತು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಗರ್ಜಿಸುವ ಶೂರರ ಹೃದಯವನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕೇಳಿಬರುವ ಕೂಗುಗಳು ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸಿದವು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the pursuit of worldly glory (yaśas) can intensify conflict: both sides seek renown, and the result is a ‘ghora’ war whose sounds themselves are described as heart-wounding—an implicit ethical reminder of the human cost behind heroic ambition.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kauravas and Pandavas, eager for great fame, have entered into fierce combat; the battlefield is filled with the thunderous roars and cries of warriors, portrayed as emotionally devastating.