Shloka 16
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
तत्र युद्ध महच्चासीत् तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवै: । न च तत् तादृशं दृष्टं नैव चापि परिश्रुतम्
tatra yuddhaṃ mahac cāsīt tava putrasya pāṇḍavaiḥ | na ca tat tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ naiva cāpi pariśrutam ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Di sana telah berlaku suatu pertempuran yang sungguh besar antara putera tuanku dan para Pāṇḍava. Pertempuran seperti itu tidak pernah aku saksikan, dan tidak juga pernah aku dengar daripada sesiapa.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the extraordinary and unprecedented scale of the conflict and frames the war as something beyond ordinary human experience—highlighting how adharma-driven rivalry culminates in catastrophic, incomparable violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a massive battle occurred between Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son and the Pāṇḍavas, emphasizing that he has neither seen nor even heard of anything comparable.