Shloka 82
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
प्रहरन्तो यथाशक्ति यावत् प्राणस्य धारणम् | योधा: परिपतन्ति सम वमन्तो रुधिरं व्रणै:,जबतक प्राण रहते, तबतक यथाशक्ति प्रहार करते हुए योद्धा अन्ततोगत्वा अपने घावोंसे रक्त बहाते हुए धराशायी हो जाते थे
praharanto yathāśakti yāvat prāṇasya dhāraṇam | yodhāḥ paripatanti sma vamanto rudhiraṃ vraṇaiḥ ||
Санджая сказал: «Нанося удары изо всех сил, пока в них держалась жизнь, воины сражались; и, наконец, падали на землю, истекая кровью из ран.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark reality of war: human effort continues only as long as life endures. It implicitly points to the limits of bodily power and the heavy ethical cost of violence, even when fighters act under the banner of duty.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield where warriors keep striking with full strength while they still have breath; eventually, overwhelmed by wounds, they collapse, bleeding profusely.