Shloka 40
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
हतैश्न हन्यमानैश्व निष्टनद्धिश्ष सर्वश:
hataiś ca hanyamānaiś ca niṣṭanadbhiḥ sarvaśaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Di setiap penjuru terdengar jeritan dan rintihan—datang daripada mereka yang sudah ditumpaskan dan daripada mereka yang masih sedang dibunuh—hingga medan perang bergema dengan penderitaan ke segala arah. Baris ini menegaskan beban moral peperangan: kemenangan tidak terpisah daripada kesakitan yang meliputi yang terbunuh dan yang nazak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical reality of warfare: beyond strategy and heroism, war produces universal suffering—heard in the cries of both the dead and the dying—inviting reflection on dharma, responsibility, and the human cost of violence.
Sañjaya, reporting the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes the battlefield filled on all sides with wails and groans coming from those already slain and those in the process of being slain, conveying the chaos and anguish of the ongoing combat.