Shloka 363
रथर्षभाणामुग्राणां संनिपातममानुषम् । उन उग्र महारथियोंका वह घोर, अत्यन्त आश्चर्यजनक और अमानुषिक संग्राम वहाँ सब लोग सब ओरसे देखने लगे
ratharṣabhāṇām ugrāṇāṁ sannipātam amānuṣam |
तत्र उग्राणां रथर्षभाणां संनिपातोऽमानुषोऽद्भुतश्चाभवत्; तं सर्वे जनाः सर्वतः पश्यन्ति स्म।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war can escalate beyond ordinary human limits—becoming ‘amānuṣa’—and invites reflection on the ethical cost of heroic violence: even when performed by the greatest warriors, battle can appear terrifying and morally unsettling to onlookers.
Sañjaya describes a sudden, intense collision between the foremost and fiercest chariot-warriors. The encounter is so extraordinary and dreadful that people watch it from all directions, emphasizing the scale and shock of the fighting.