Shloka 60
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
कण्णाग्निना रणे तद्वद् दग्धा भारत सृञ्जया: । भरतनन्दन! जैसे जलती आगमें पड़ जानेपर सभी मनुष्य दग्ध हो जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार सूंजय-सैनिक रणभूमिमें कर्णरूपी अग्निसे जलकर भस्म हो गये ।। कर्णेन चेदिकैकेयपाञ्चालेषु च भारत
karṇāgninā raṇe tadvad dagdhā bhārata sṛñjayāḥ | bharatanandana! yathā jvalitāgnau patitāḥ sarve manuṣyā dagdhā bhavanti, tathā sṛñjaya-sainikā raṇabhūmau karṇa-rūpeṇāgninā dagdhā bhasmībhūtāḥ || karṇena ca cedikaikeyapāñcāleṣu ca bhārata
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ໂອ ຜູ້ເປັນຄວາມຊື່ນຊົມຂອງວົງພາຣະຕະ—ເຫມືອນດັ່ງມະນຸດທັງປວງຖືກໄໝ້ເມື່ອຕົກລົງໃນໄຟທີ່ລຸກໂຊນ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນເຫມືອນກັນ ນັກຮົບສຶຣັນຊະຍະໃນສະໜາມຮົບ ຖືກໄຟແຫ່ງກັນນະ—ຜູ້ເຫມືອນໄຟເອງ—ເຜົາຜານຈົນກາຍເປັນຂີ້ເຖົ່າ. ແລະ ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ກັນນະຍັງໄດ້ຟາດຟັນພວກເຈຕີ, ພວກໄກເກຍ, ແລະພວກປານຈາລາ ອີກດ້ວຍ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the catastrophic power unleashed in war: when a warrior’s prowess becomes ‘fire-like,’ entire communities are consumed. Ethically, it highlights how martial excellence, when directed toward mass slaughter, turns the battlefield into a space of irreversible loss—inviting reflection on the cost of kṣatriya violence and the fragility of human life.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa is devastating the Pāṇḍava-aligned forces. Using a fire simile, he says the Sṛñjaya soldiers are burned to ashes by Karṇa’s onslaught, and adds that Karṇa is also striking down the Cedis, Kaikeyas, and Pāñcālas.