Shloka 3
Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa
Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें संजयवाक्य नामक तीसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,स शब्द: पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां पूरयामास सर्वश: रोदनका वह शब्द वहाँके समूचे भूमण्डलमें व्याप्त हो गया। भरतकुलकी स्त्रियाँ अत्यन्त घोर शोक-समुद्रमें डूब गयीं, उनका चित्त अत्यन्त उद्विग्न हो गया और वे दुःख- शोकसे कातर हो फूट-फूटकर रोने लगीं
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi sañjayavākya-nāmakaḥ tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ | sa śabdaḥ pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ pūrayāmāsa sarvaśaḥ | rodanakaḥ sa śabdaḥ tatra samūce bhūmaṇḍale vyāptaḥ abhavat | bharatakulasya striyaḥ atyanta-ghora-śoka-samudre nimagnāḥ | tāsāṁ cittaṁ atyantaṁ udvignaṁ abhavat | tāḥ duḥkha-śokena kātarāḥ bhūtvā phūṭ-phūṭ-kṛtvā ruroduḥ |
Demikianlah berakhir bab ketiga Karṇa Parva dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, yang dinamakan “Ucapan Sañjaya”. Bunyi itu—ratapan dan tangisan—memenuhi seluruh bumi ke segala arah, merebak ke segenap dunia. Para wanita keturunan Bharata tenggelam dalam lautan dukacita yang mengerikan; jiwa mereka tergoncang hebat, dan dihimpit sedih serta derita, mereka pun pecah menangis dengan suara lantang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the human cost of war: beyond battlefield valor, the true aftermath is collective suffering—especially borne by families and women—highlighting an ethical warning about violence and its ripple effects across society.
This is a chapter-ending colophon: Sañjaya reports that a great cry of lamentation spread everywhere, and the women of the Bharata/Kuru household, overwhelmed by grief, broke down and wept.