Shloka 10
विशीर्णनागाश्वर॒थ प्रवीरं बल॑ त्वदीयं यमराष्ट्रकल्पम् । अन्योन्यमासाद्य हत॑ महद्वि- नराश्वनागैर्गिरिकूटकल्पै:
sañjaya uvāca | viśīrṇa-nāgāśva-ratha-pravīraṃ balaṃ tvadīyaṃ yama-rāṣṭra-kalpam | anyonyam āsādya hataṃ mahad vinarāśva-nāgair giri-kūṭa-kalpaiḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: «Wahai raja segala manusia! Angkatanmu—gajah, kuda, kereta, dan para pahlawan utama—telah hancur berkecai. Medan perang kini seakan-akan menyerupai alam Yama, penguasa maut. Gugusan manusia, kuda, dan gajah yang besar laksana puncak gunung saling menerpa; dalam pertembungan itu mereka menemui ajal.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the catastrophic cost of war: when armies collide in rage and rivalry, the field becomes ‘like Yama’s realm,’ reminding the listener of impermanence and the ethical gravity of violence, even within a kṣatriya context.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the king’s forces have been devastated—elephants, horses, chariots, and leading fighters are broken; huge elephants and mixed ranks crash into each other, resulting in widespread death.