Shloka 50
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
ततो निष्ठानको घोर: पाण्डवानामजायत । द्रोणेन वध्यमानेघु सैन्येषु भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ! फिर तो द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा मारी जाती हुई पाण्डवोंकी सेनाओंमें घोर आर्तनाद होने लगा
tato niṣṭhānako ghoraḥ pāṇḍavānām ajāyata | droṇena vadhyamāneṣu sainyeṣu bharatarṣabha ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, wahai banteng di antara keturunan Bharata, terdengarlah jeritan ngeri dalam bala tentera Pāṇḍava ketika Droṇa terus menumpaskan mereka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of righteous warfare: even when actions are framed as duty, mass killing generates terror and lamentation, reminding the listener that dharma in war is burdened with unavoidable suffering.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as Droṇa relentlessly attacks and slaughters, the Pāṇḍava forces are thrown into panic and a dreadful uproar rises throughout their ranks.