Shloka 15
Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)
दक्षिणेन च पश्चाच्च क्रुद्धो रुद्र: पशूनिव । तत्पश्चात् उन शत्रुओंका वध करके पुनः अर्जुनने कुपित हो उत्तर, दक्षिण और पश्चिमकी ओरसे आपकी सेनाका उसी प्रकार संहार आरम्भ किया, जैसे प्रलयकालमें रुद्रदेव पशुओं (जगतके प्राणियों)-का विनाश करते हैं ।। १४ ई ।। अथ पज्चालचेदीनां सूंजयानां च मारिष
sañjaya uvāca | dakṣiṇena ca paścācca kruddho rudraḥ paśūn iva | tatpaścāt śatrūṇāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā punar arjunaḥ kupito bhūtvottara-dakṣiṇa-paścimato diśaḥ prati tava senāyāḥ saṃhāram ārabhata, yathā pralayakāle rudradevaḥ paśūn (jagat-prāṇinaḥ) vināśayati | atha pāñcālacedīnāṃ sṛñjayānāṃ ca māriṣa |
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ଅର୍ଜୁନ କ୍ରୋଧାନ୍ବିତ ହୋଇ, ପ୍ରଳୟକାଳରେ ରୁଦ୍ର ଯେପରି ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିନାଶ କରନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ଉତ୍ତର–ଦକ୍ଷିଣ–ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଦିଗରୁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସେନାର ସଂହାର ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା। ପରେ, ହେ ମାରିଷ, ପାଞ୍ଚାଳ, ଚେଦି ଓ ସୃଞ୍ଜୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked wrath in war can resemble cosmic, indiscriminate destruction; even within a dharma-framed battle, the narrative warns of the moral and human cost when anger becomes the driving force.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, after killing enemies, resumes a fierce assault, striking the Kaurava forces from multiple directions; his devastation is compared to Rudra’s annihilation at pralaya, and the narration moves toward the involvement of allied groups like the Pāñcālas, Cedis, and Sṛñjayas.