Shloka 16
दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः
Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel
ततः सा भारती सेना हन्यमाना किरीटिना
tataḥ sā bhāratī senā hanyamānā kirīṭinā
ແລ້ວຕໍ່ມາ ກອງທັບພາຣະຕະນັ້ນ ເມື່ອຖືກວີລະບຸລຸດຜູ້ສວມມົງກຸດ (ກິຣີຕິນ) ຟັນຟາດລົງ ກໍເລີ່ມປະສົບການສູນເສຍຢ່າງໜັກ—ເປັນພາບຊີ້ວ່າ ໃນສົງຄາມ ແມ່ນແຕ່ກອງທັບອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ກໍອາດຖືກທຳລາຍໄດ້ ເມື່ອປະຈັນໜ້າກັບວີລະຊົນຜູ້ແນ່ວແນ່ ແລະກະແສແຫ່ງຊະຕາກຳ.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh moral reality of battle: collective strength can collapse under decisive leadership and martial excellence, reminding readers that war magnifies both duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the human cost of violence.
In the Drona Parva battle sequence, the Bharata forces are being cut down by the warrior called Kirīṭin—Arjuna—indicating a moment where Arjuna’s assault overwhelms the opposing host.