Shloka 483
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
पार्थबाणहता: केचितन्निपेतुर्विगतासव: । कोई आर्तनाद करने लगे, कोई नष्ट हो गये, कोई अर्जुनके बाणोंसे मारे जाकर प्राणशून्य हो पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े
pārthabāṇahatāḥ kecid annipetur vigatāsavaḥ |
पार्थबाणहता केचिदन्निपेतुर्विगतासवः । केचिदार्तनदं चक्रुः, केचिन्नष्टा विनाशिताः, केचिद्भूमौ निपेतुः प्राणशून्याः शरार्दिताः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark reality of righteous warfare (kṣatriya-dharma): even when fighting for a cause, the immediate outcome is suffering and death. It invites ethical reflection on duty, consequence, and the gravity of violence rather than glorifying slaughter.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that in the ongoing battle, some combatants are struck by Arjuna’s arrows and collapse lifeless on the ground, amid cries of anguish and widespread destruction.