Shloka 536
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
रथैक्षाधिरथेर्मार्गे समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी । सूतपुत्र कर्णके रथके मार्गमें सब ओर गिरते हुए हाथियों, घोड़ों, मनुष्यों और रथोंके द्वारा वहाँ सारी पृथ्वी पट गयी थी
rathaiḥ kṣādhirather mārge samāstīryata medinī |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sa dinaanan ng mga dakilang mandirigmang karwahe, ang lupa ay natabunan sa lahat ng dako—sa landas ng karwahe ni Karṇa, nagkalat ang mga nabuwal na elepante, kabayo, tao, at mga karwahe, anupa’t ang daan ay naging tila alpombra ng mga nasawi.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim ethical reality of war: even when fought under kṣatriya-dharma, battle produces overwhelming destruction, reminding the listener of the human cost and the fragility of worldly power.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield route of the foremost chariot-warriors as completely covered with fallen beings and wrecked vehicles—elephants, horses, men, and chariots—conveying the intensity of the fighting in Karṇa Parva.