Shloka 66
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
तत् पुनस्तुमुलं युद्ध प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वाभ्यवर्तत
tat punas tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ prāṇāṃs tyaktvābhyavartata
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, sekali lagi, peperangan bergelora menjadi hiruk-pikuk yang menggerunkan, ketika para pahlawan—seolah-olah telah membuang segala pertimbangan terhadap nyawa mereka sendiri—meluru kembali ke kancah pertempuran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war can drive people to abandon even the instinct to preserve life, revealing the ethical cost of conflict: when anger, rivalry, or misconstrued duty dominates, life becomes secondary and suffering multiplies.
Sañjaya reports that the fighting, after a brief shift or pause implied by the context, flares up again into a chaotic, roaring clash, with combatants charging back into battle as if their lives no longer matter.