Shloka 52
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
शतान्यायान्ति समरे बलिनां तिग्मतेजसाम् | पञ्च नागसहस्राणि द्विगुणा वाजिनस्तथा
śatāny āyānti samare balināṁ tigmātejasām | pañca nāgasahasrāṇi dviguṇā vājinās tathā
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນສະໜາມຮົບ ນັກຮົບຜູ້ແຂງແກ່ງ ມີລັດສະໝີຄົມກ້າ ນັບເປັນຮ້ອຍ ກໍາລັງລຸກເຂົ້າມາ. ພ້ອມກັນນັ້ນ ມີຊ້າງຫ້າພັນ, ແລະມ້າມີຈໍານວນເປັນສອງເທົ່າ.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war rapidly escalates through sheer mobilization of power—numbers, beasts, and martial energy—reminding the listener that such might magnifies the stakes and consequences of action (karma) in a dharmic crisis.
Sañjaya reports the approach of a large contingent: hundreds of powerful, radiant warriors, supported by five thousand elephants and twice as many horses, indicating a major concentration of forces on the battlefield.