Shloka 64

स जघान पदा कांद्रिद्‌ व्याक्षिप्पान्यानपोथयत्‌

sa jaghāna padā kān cid vyākṣipya anyān apothayat | anyān asiṇā ciccheda anyān ghoraravena trāsayat anyān mahāvegāt pṛthivyāṃ nipātayām āsa ||

Disse Sañjaya: A alguns guerreiros ele esmagou até a morte sob os pés; a outros lançou ao alto e os arremessou ao chão; a outros ainda abateu com a espada. A uns aterrorizou com seu bramido terrível, e a outros lançou por terra com seu ímpeto tremendo—imagem de uma força marcial sem freio varrendo o campo de batalha.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जघानslew/struck down
जघान:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पदाwith (his) foot
पदा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपद
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कान्whom (some people)
कान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
द्रित्torn/cleft (i.e., crushed/maimed)
द्रित्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootदृ (द्रि) + क्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
व्याक्षिप्पthrew up/scattered
व्याक्षिप्प:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + आ + क्षिप्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अन्यान्others
अन्यान्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपोथयत्smashed/struck down (after hurling)
अपोथयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअप + उथ्/उथय् (caus.)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
W
warriors (yodhāḥ)
S
sword (asi)
E
earth/ground (pṛthivī)

Educational Q&A

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: it highlights how overwhelming force in war produces death and fear on many fronts—by physical might, weapons, and psychological terror—inviting reflection on the destructive momentum of battle and the human cost implicit in such displays of power.

Sañjaya reports a combatant’s rampage on the battlefield: he kills some by trampling, throws and smashes others, cuts down some with a sword, terrifies others with a fearsome roar, and hurls more to the ground through sheer speed and strength.