किज्वित्प्राणैश्न पुरुषै्हतै श्चान्यी: सहस्रश:
kicit pr01ai ca puruai hatai c01nyai sahasra5ba
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—କେହି କେହି ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣ ଧରିଥିଲେ, ଆଉ ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ—ହଜାର ହଜାର—ପୂର୍ବରୁ ହତ ହୋଇପଡ଼ିଥିଲେ।
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the human cost of adharma in warfare: when violence becomes indiscriminate, the difference between the living and the dead is reduced to a grim tally, warning against cruelty and loss of restraint.
Sanjaya reports the aftermath amid the night’s slaughter: some people are still alive, while many others—numbering in thousands—have already been killed.