Shloka 33
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
नरा विनिहता: सर्वे गजाश्न विनिपातिता: । रथिनश्न नरव्याप्र हयाश्व निहता युधि,“नरव्याप्र! युद्धस्थलमें समस्त पैदल मनुष्य, हाथीसवार, रथी और घुड़सवार भी मार गिराये गये
nārā vinihatāḥ sarve gajāś ca vinipātitāḥ | rathinaś ca naravyāghra hayāś ca nihatā yudhi ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നരവ്യാഘ്രാ! പാദസൈന്യം മുഴുവനും നിഹതമായി; ഗജയോദ്ധാക്കളും വീണു. രഥികളും അശ്വാരോഹികളും യുദ്ധത്തിൽ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys the sweeping, non-discriminating ruin of war: every division of an army—infantry, elephants, chariots, and cavalry—can be annihilated. Implicitly it invites reflection on the ethical burden of warfare, even when framed within kṣatriya duty.
Vaiśampāyana reports to his listener that in the fighting, all categories of combatants have been cut down—foot-soldiers, elephant-warriors, chariot-fighters, and horsemen—emphasizing the scale of casualties on the battlefield.