Shloka 10
Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda
Disclosure and Consolation
तेषां तदभवद् युद्ध दशाहानि महात्मनाम् | कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम्,उन महामनस्वी कौरवों और पाण्डवोंमें दस दिनोंतक महान् रोमांचकारी युद्ध हुआ
teṣāṃ tad abhavad yuddhaṃ daśāhāni mahātmanām | kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sumahallomaharṣaṇam ||
Васудева сказал: «И вот среди тех великодушных воинов разразилась битва, длившаяся десять дней, — между куру и пандавами, — огромная, леденящая кровь, внушавшая и трепет, и ужас своим размахом насилия».
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the overwhelming gravity of war: even when fought by “great-souled” heroes, conflict becomes vast and terrifying, reminding the listener that dharma in warfare carries heavy human and moral cost.
Vāsudeva recounts that a tremendous, hair-raising battle took place between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas, lasting ten days, emphasizing its intensity and scale.