Shloka 79
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे गजवाजिनरक्षये
evaṁ pravṛtte saṅgrāme gajavājinara-kṣaye
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Habang patuloy na sumisiklab ang labanan, ito’y naging tanawin ng pagkapuksa—pinagpapatay ang mga elepante at kabayo, at ang mga tao man ay napahamak, sapagkat ang agos ng digmaan ay naging walang pinipiling pagpatay.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the moral gravity of war: once battle is fully underway, violence tends to expand beyond individual duels into widespread, almost impersonal destruction—reminding the listener that adharma-driven conflict consumes not only heroes but also the broader living world (men and animals alike).
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the fighting has intensified; the battlefield has become a place of mass slaughter where elephants, horses, and warriors are being destroyed as the combat continues relentlessly.