Shloka 66
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
रथाश्वनरनागानां हन्तारं परवीरहन्
rathāśvanaranāgānāṁ hantāraṁ paravīrahan
Санджая сказал: «(Он) — губитель колесниц, коней, людей и слонов, тот, кто поражает героев вражеской стороны.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, valor is framed as the capacity to neutralize the enemy’s full military spectrum—chariots, cavalry, infantry, and elephants—raising the ethical tension between celebrated heroism and the reality of mass destruction.
Sañjaya is describing a formidable warrior’s battlefield impact, portraying him as a devastating combatant who kills enemy heroes and destroys multiple components of the opposing army.