Shloka 5
क्षये तस्मिन् महारौद्रे निर्विशेषमजायत । ततः शल्य: कृपश्चैव चित्रसेनश्व भारत,उस महाभयंकर युद्धमें किसीकी कोई विशेष पहचान नहीं रह गयी थी। भारत! तदनन्तर शल्य, कृपाचार्य, चित्रसेन, दशासन और विकर्ण--ये कौरववीर चमचमाते हुए रथोंपर बैठकर पाण्डवोंपर चढ़ आये और रणक्षेत्रमें उनकी सेनाको कँपाने लगे
kṣaye tasmin mahāraudre nirviśeṣam ajāyata | tataḥ śalyaḥ kṛpaś caiva citrasenaś ca bhārata ||
ସେହି ମହାରୌଦ୍ର କ୍ଷୟରେ କୌଣସି ବିଶେଷ ଭେଦ ରହିଲା ନାହିଁ। ତାପରେ, ହେ ଭାରତ! ଶଲ୍ୟ, କୃପ ଓ ଚିତ୍ରସେନ ଆଗେଇଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, in extreme violence, ordinary markers of status and distinction collapse; the ethical weight lies in recognizing war’s indiscriminate devastation even while warriors continue to act under kṣatriya-duty.
Sanjaya reports that the battle has become so fierce that no one stands out distinctly; immediately after, he names key Kaurava fighters—Śalya, Kṛpa, and Citrasena—moving forward to intensify the engagement.