Shloka 30
गजो गजं समासाद्य द्रवमाणं महाहवे । ययौ प्रमृद्य तरसा पादातान् वाजिनस्तथा,उस महायुद्धमें एक हाथी भागते हुए दूसरे हाथीके पास पहुँचकर अपने वेगसे बहुतेरे पैदल सिपाहियों तथा घोड़ोंको कुचलता हुआ उसका अनुसरण करता था
gajo gajaṃ samāsādya dravamāṇaṃ mahāhave | yayau pramṛdya tarasā pādātān vājinastathā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dalam pertempuran besar itu, seekor gajah mendekati seekor gajah lain yang sedang melarikan diri; lalu ia mengejar dengan deras, menghancurkan di bawah hempasannya ramai askar berjalan kaki dan juga kuda.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it highlights the uncontrolled momentum and collateral destruction inherent in large-scale war, where even pursuit between combatants results in the trampling of non-elite troops and animals—an implicit reminder of war’s indiscriminate cost.
Sañjaya depicts a battlefield scene: an elephant closes in on another elephant that is retreating, and in the rush of pursuit it crushes many infantrymen and horses underfoot, emphasizing the tumult and lethal force of elephant warfare.