Shloka 10
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
योडयं शल्य भरतेषूपपन्न: प्रकर्षण: सर्वहरो5तिभीम: । सो5भिमन्ये क्षत्रियाणां प्रवीरान् प्रतापिता बलवान वै विमर्द:
sañjaya uvāca |
yo 'yaṃ śalya bharateṣūpapannaḥ prakarṣaṇaḥ sarvaharo 'tibhīmaḥ |
so 'bhimanye kṣatriyāṇāṃ pravīrān pratāpitā balavān vai vimardaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Śalya, pertembungan dahsyat ini yang menimpa para pahlawan Bharata—menarik para wira ke dalam cengkamannya, merampas segalanya, dan menggerunkan tiada bandingan—akan, pada hematku, pasti membakar hati para juara terunggul dalam kalangan kṣatriya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and existential cost of war: even the greatest kṣatriya heroes are not spared; a truly ‘all-seizing’ conflict consumes glory, life, and certainty, testing the very ideals of warrior duty.
Sañjaya addresses Śalya, characterizing the ongoing battle as an overpowering, terrifying melee that draws warriors in and will inevitably afflict the leading champions among the Bharata kṣatriyas.