Shloka 28
ततो5भवद् युद्धमतीव दारुणं तवाहितानां तव सैनिकै: सह । रथाश्वमातड्रविनाशनं तथा यथा सुराणामसुरै: पुराभवत्
tato ’bhavad yuddham atīva dāruṇaṃ tavāhitānāṃ tava sainikaiḥ saha | rathāśvamātaṅga-vināśanaṃ tathā yathā surāṇām asuraiḥ purābhavat ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Pagkatapos nito, sumiklab ang isang labanan na lubhang mabangis sa pagitan ng mga kaaway mo at ng mga kawal mo. Isa itong paglipol na sumira sa mga karwahe, mga kabayo, at mga elepante, at wari’y tulad ng sinaunang digmaan ng mga diyos at mga asura.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked hostility can magnify conflict into overwhelming destruction; by likening the human battle to the devas–asuras war, it warns that when rivalry dominates, ethical restraint and proportion are easily lost.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that a fiercely destructive engagement has erupted between the Kaurava troops and their opponents, devastating chariots, horses, and elephants, and seeming like the legendary primordial clash between gods and asuras.