Shloka 75
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
एवं सुकलिलं युद्धमासीत् क्रव्यादहर्षणम् । महद्विस्तैरभीतानां यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम्
evaṁ sukalilaṁ yuddham āsīt kravyādaharṣaṇam | mahadvistair abhītānāṁ yamarāṣṭravivardhanam ||
एवं सुकलिलं युद्धमासीৎ क्रव्यादहर्षणम् । महद्विस्तारभीतानां यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames war as a moral and existential mire: when violence becomes pervasive, it nourishes only death and those who feed on destruction, and even the brave are swept into Yama’s domain. It cautions that unchecked conflict expands suffering rather than honor.
Sañjaya summarizes the battlefield’s condition: the fighting has turned into a vast, dreadful, blood-soaked chaos that attracts carrion-eaters and results in massive casualties—so many that it is said to ‘increase’ the kingdom of Yama.