Shloka 25
Adhyāya 92: Irāvanta-śoka, punaḥ-pravṛttiḥ saṅgrāmasya
Arjuna’s grief and the battle’s renewed intensity
कूजतां क्रन्दतां चैव स्तनतां चैव भारत । अनिशं शुश्रुवे शब्द: क्षुत्क्लिष्टानां नूगामिव,भरतनन्दन! भूखसे पीड़ित मनुष्योंकी भाँति कूजते, क्रन्दन करते और गरजते हुए योद्धाओंका शब्द निरन्तर सुनायी देता था
kūjatāṁ krandatāṁ caiva stanatāṁ caiva bhārata | aniśaṁ śuśruve śabdaḥ kṣut-kliṣṭānāṁ nūgām iva ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, terdengar tanpa henti hiruk-pikuk para pahlawan—jerit-pekik, ratapan, dan raungan menggelegar—bagaikan kecamuk suara orang ramai yang diseksa kelaparan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dehumanizing suffering produced by war: the battlefield’s cries and roars are likened to the desperate noise of hunger-stricken crowds, reminding the listener that conflict inevitably generates widespread distress beyond heroic ideals.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the continuous din on the battlefield—warriors crying, wailing, and roaring—conveying the intensity and chaos of the fighting through a vivid simile.