Shloka 573
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
सारथिं च गदा गुर्वी ममर्दास्य रथं पुन: । युद्धस्थलमें उस भारी गदाने सहसा आपके पुत्रके चारों घोड़ों, सारथि और रथका भी मर्दन कर दिया
sārathiṁ ca gadā gurvī mamardāsya rathaṁ punaḥ |
गुरुव्या गदया स पुनः सारथिं ममर्द, रथं च तस्य व्यनाशयत्। युद्धस्थले तया सहसा तव पुत्रस्य चत्वारोऽश्वाः सारथिश्च रथश्च मर्दिताः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how battlefield rage can obliterate not only the intended opponent but also the enabling supports—driver and chariot—illustrating the ethical tragedy of war where destruction expands beyond a single combatant.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior, wielding a heavy mace, strikes again and crushes the charioteer and smashes the chariot (contextually, that of ‘your son’/his side), intensifying the chaos and losses in the Drona Parva battle.