Shloka 11
Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)
रथानश्चान् ध्वजान् नागान् पतीन् रणगतानपि
sañjaya uvāca |
rathāṁś cāśvān dhvajān nāgān pattīn raṇagatān api |
ciccheda dviṣatāṁ pārthaḥ śirāṁsi ca sahasraśaḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ປາຣຖະ (ອາຣຈຸນ) ໄດ້ຟັນທຳລາຍລົດຮົບ, ມ້າ, ທຸງ, ຊ້າງ ແລະທະຫານຍ່າງຕີນຂອງຝ່າຍສັດຕູທີ່ເຂົ້າມາໃນສະໜາມຮົບ; ແລະເຂົາຕັດຫົວນັກຮົບຜູ້ປະຕິປັກອອກເປັນພັນໆ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya-duty in a dharma-war: decisive action and martial excellence may be required, yet the narrative does not romanticize violence—it presents its scale and gravity, reminding the listener that even ‘righteous’ conflict carries immense human cost.
Sañjaya reports Arjuna’s overwhelming assault: he destroys enemy war-assets—chariots, horses, standards, elephants—and cuts down infantry, severing the heads of hostile fighters in vast numbers as the battle intensifies.