Shloka 6
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
महारथसहस््राणि जषघ्नुरन्योन्यमाहवे
mahāratha-sahasrāṇi jaṣaghnur anyonyam āhave
Sañjaya berkata: Dalam himpitan pertempuran, ribuan pahlawan kereta perang agung saling menumpaskan—gambaran amukan perang yang memakan dirinya sendiri, ketika keperkasaan berubah menjadi kebinasaan bersama dan harga moral keganasan tampak dengan jelas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical gravity of war: even the mightiest warriors become instruments of reciprocal ruin. It invites reflection on how violence escalates into collective self-destruction, challenging any romanticization of martial glory.
Sañjaya reports the battlefield scene where vast numbers of elite chariot-warriors are killing each other in close combat, conveying the scale and intensity of the fighting in the Drona Parva.