Shloka 10
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
योडयं शल्य भरतेषूपपन्न: प्रकर्षण: सर्वहरो5तिभीम: । सो5भिमन्ये क्षत्रियाणां प्रवीरान् प्रतापिता बलवान वै विमर्द:
sañjaya uvāca |
yo 'yaṃ śalya bharateṣūpapannaḥ prakarṣaṇaḥ sarvaharo 'tibhīmaḥ |
so 'bhimanye kṣatriyāṇāṃ pravīrān pratāpitā balavān vai vimardaḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: “Ó Śalya, este choque poderoso que se abateu sobre os guerreiros Bhārata—atraindo os heróis para o seu domínio, despojando tudo e aterrando além de medida—há de, creio eu, queimar os mais eminentes campeões entre os kṣatriyas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and existential cost of war: even the greatest kṣatriya heroes are not spared; a truly ‘all-seizing’ conflict consumes glory, life, and certainty, testing the very ideals of warrior duty.
Sañjaya addresses Śalya, characterizing the ongoing battle as an overpowering, terrifying melee that draws warriors in and will inevitably afflict the leading champions among the Bharata kṣatriyas.