Mahabharata 7.150.37 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 37
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
श्रीकृष्ण बोले--अर्जुन! युद्धमें विजय और सब ओर फैले हुए महान् सुयशकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले ये शूरवीर भूपाल तुम्हारे बाणोंसे मरकर पृथ्वीपर सो रहे हैं ।।
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca—arjuna! yuddhe vijayaṃ ca sarvataḥ prasṛtaṃ mahatsuyaśaś ca abhilaṣamāṇā ime śūrā bhūpālāḥ tava bāṇair hatvā pṛthivyāṃ śerate. vikīrṇaśastrābharaṇā vipannāśvarathadvipāḥ, saṃchinnabhinna-marmāṇo vaiklavyaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ.
Шри Кришна сказал: «Арджуна, эти царственные герои — жаждавшие победы в битве и великой славы, разнесённой во все стороны, — поражены твоими стрелами и ныне лежат на земле. Их оружие и украшения рассыпаны; кони, колесницы и слоны уничтожены; а с рассечёнными и израненными жизненными местами они пали в крайнее бессилие».
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
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Kṛṣṇa highlights the stark outcome of war: those driven by victory and fame end in ruin and helplessness. The verse underscores the impermanence of worldly glory and the grave ethical weight of battlefield ambition, even within kṣatriya duty.
On the battlefield in Droṇa Parva, Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna, pointing to the slain kings. He describes their scattered arms and ornaments and the destruction of their mounts and vehicles, emphasizing their complete defeat and collapse.
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