Shloka 29
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
घातयित्वा महीपालानूजुयुद्धानू सहस्रश:
ghātayitvā mahīpālān ṛjuyuddhān sahasraśaḥ
Sanjaya berkata: Setelah menyebabkan kematian ribuan raja—mereka yang bertempur secara terus terang, berhadapan muka—(dia/mereka tetap meneruskan).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of warfare: even combatants who follow the code of fair, direct battle (ṛjuyuddha) are destroyed in vast numbers, reminding the listener that adherence to rules does not remove the tragic cost of violence.
Sanjaya, as narrator, reports that thousands of kings—described as straightforward, fair fighters—have been slain, emphasizing the scale and severity of the ongoing conflict in the Shalya Parva battle account.