Shloka 4
नराश्वमातड़रथै: समाकुलं शरासिशव्त्यृष्टिनिपातदुः:सहम् । अभीरुजुष्ट हतदेहसंकुलं रणाजिरं लोहितमाबभौ तदा
sañjaya uvāca |
narāśva-mātaṅga-rathaiḥ samākulaṃ śarāsi-śakti-ṛṣṭi-nipāta-duḥsaham |
abhīru-juṣṭaṃ hata-deha-saṅkulaṃ raṇājiraṃ lohitam ābabhau tadā ||
नराश्वमातङ्गरथैः समाकुलं शरासिशक्त्यृष्टिनिपातदुःसहम्। अभीरुजुष्टं हतदेहसंकुलं रणाजिरं लोहितमाबभौ तदा॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the human cost of war: when courage is severed from restraint and dharma, the battlefield becomes a place of unbearable suffering, marked by bloodshed and the bodies of the slain—an implicit ethical warning about violence and its consequences.
Sañjaya gives a vivid report of the combat scene: the field is packed with infantry, horses, elephants, and chariots; weapons rain down; corpses accumulate; and the ground appears red with blood as fearless warriors continue to press the fight.