Shloka 10
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
तत्र देवास्त्वभाषन्त चारणाश्न समागता: । एतदन्ता: समूहा वै भविष्यन्ति महीतले
tatra devāstvabhāṣanta cāraṇāś ca samāgatāḥ | etadantāḥ samūhā vai bhaviṣyanti mahītale ||
Di sana para dewa berbicara, dan para Cāraṇa juga telah berhimpun. Mereka mengisytiharkan: “Di atas muka bumi ini, bala tentera yang berkumpul ini akan menemui pengakhirannya di sini.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata theme that mass violence, once unleashed, tends toward an inevitable culmination; even divine observers describe the conflict as moving toward a destined end, reminding readers of the moral weight and karmic consequences of collective warfare.
Sañjaya reports that, at that moment in the battlefield context, the gods and the celestial Cāraṇas are present and speak aloud, foretelling that the assembled forces will reach their end on earth—an ominous proclamation of impending destruction.