Shloka 25
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
हतारोहा गजा राजन् हयाश्व हतसादिन:
hatarohā gajā rājan hayāśva hatasādinaḥ
Sañjaya disse: “Ó rei, os elefantes ficaram sem cavaleiros, e os cavalos também — aqueles que outrora levavam seus montadores agora estão privados deles.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark impermanence and moral cost of war: even mighty war-assets like elephants and horses become symbols of loss when their riders fall, reminding the listener that power and prowess collapse quickly under violence.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the battlefield scene at Kurukṣetra: many mounted warriors have been killed, leaving elephants and horses without riders, conveying the scale of casualties and the chaos of combat.