Shloka 383
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
सादिश्रि: पत्तिसंघाश्व निहता युधि शेरते । कितने ही घुड़सवार बड़ी उतावलीके साथ पैदल वीरोंके पास जाकर उनके द्वारा मारे गये तथा झुडं-के-झुंड पैदल सैनिक भी घुड़सवारोंकी चोटसे मारे जाकर युद्धस्थलमें सदाके लिये सो गये थे
sādiśriḥ pattisaṅghāśva nihatā yudhi śerate | kitane hī ghuṛasavāra baṛī utāvalīke sātha paidala vīroṅke pāsa jākar unake dvārā māre gaye tathā jhuṇḍa-ke-jhuṇḍa paidala sainik bhī ghuṛasavāroṅkī coṭase māre jākar yuddhasthalameṃ sadāke liye so gaye the |
Sañjaya disse: Naquela batalha, fileiras de infantes e cavalos jaziam mortos no campo. Muitos cavaleiros, avançando com pressa temerária contra a infantaria, foram abatidos por esses guerreiros a pé; e, em contrapartida, aglomerados inteiros de infantes foram derrubados pelos golpes dos homens a cavalo, caindo no campo como se ali dormissem para sempre. A cena ressalta a destruição mútua da guerra, em que a impaciência e a agressividade logo se tornam causas de ruína.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the tragic reciprocity of violence in war: rash haste and aggressive advance lead swiftly to destruction, reminding the listener of impermanence and the grave moral weight carried by warriors even when acting within the frame of kshatriya-duty.
Sanjaya describes the battlefield where slain horses, infantry, and cavalry lie scattered. Some horsemen, charging impetuously toward foot-soldiers, are killed by them; elsewhere, groups of infantry are cut down by cavalry blows, leaving the field strewn with the dead.