Shloka 3
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
निचकर्त शिरांस्येषां बाहूनूरूंश्व सूतज: । ते हता वसुधां पेतुर्भग्नाश्षान्ये विदुद्रुवु:
sañjaya uvāca |
nicakarta śirāṃsy eṣāṃ bāhūn ūrūṃś ca sūtajaḥ |
te hatā vasudhāṃ petur bhagnāś cānye vidudruvuḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସୂତପୁତ୍ର କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ମୁଣ୍ଡ, ଭୁଜା ଓ ଜଂଘା କାଟିଦେଲେ। ସେମାନେ ହତ ହୋଇ ଧରାପୃଷ୍ଠରେ ପଡ଼ିଲେ; ଏବଂ ଅନେକ ଅନ୍ୟ ଯୋଦ୍ଧା ଭଙ୍ଗ ଓ ଆହତ ହୋଇ ପଳାଇଗଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethical tension of war: within kṣatriya-dharma, martial skill is praised, yet the narrative also exposes war’s dehumanizing cost—fear, flight, and the fragility of life—inviting reflection on the consequences of unchecked wrath and the inevitability of suffering in armed conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Karna is cutting down Pāṇḍava-side warriors with devastating force, severing heads and limbs; many are killed and fall to the ground, while numerous others, wounded and broken, flee the battlefield.