Shloka 38
नराश्वरथमातज़ा युधि गाण्डीवधन्चना । शयव्रातैश्वषिता रेजु: कदम्बा इव केसरै:,युद्धसस््थलमें गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुनके बाणोंसे छिदे हुए मनुष्य, घोड़े, रथ और हाथी केसरयुक्त कदम्बपुष्पोंके समान सुशोभित हो रहे थे
narāśvarathamātaṅgā yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvanā | śaravrātaiś chaviṣitā rejūḥ kadambā iva kesaraiḥ ||
ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಂಡೀವಧಾರಿ ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಶರವ್ರಾತಗಳಿಂದ ಚುಚ್ಚಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ನರರು, ಅಶ್ವಗಳು, ರಥಗಳು, ಆನೆಗಳು—ಕೇಸರಗಳಿಂದ ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕದಂಬಪುಷ್ಪಗಳಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial skill can make scenes of destruction appear visually ‘ornamented,’ prompting reflection on the ethical gravity of war: aesthetic brilliance and heroic prowess do not neutralize the suffering and moral burden inherent in violence.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna’s intense arrow-fire on the battlefield: warriors, horses, chariots, and elephants are riddled with arrows, and the protruding shafts are compared to the stamens of kadamba flowers, creating a vivid and unsettling image of the carnage.