Shloka 90
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
विमुक्तकेशाश्षाप्यन्ये नाभ्यजानन् परस्परम् । उत्पतन्तो5पतन_ श्रान्ता: केचित् तत्रा भ्रमंस्तदा
vimuktakeśāś cāpy anye nābhyajānann parasparam | utpatanto 'patan śrāntāḥ kecit tatrā bhramaṃs tadā ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Ang iba pa, na nakalugay ang buhok sa sindak, ay hindi na magkakilala. May ilan na sa pagtangkang tumakas ay tumalon at saka bumagsak sa pagod; ang iba nama’y paikot-ikot lamang sa mismong lugar, naliligaw sa pagkalito.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
War’s violence culminates in moral and psychological collapse: fear and exhaustion erase discernment and even basic recognition of one’s own companions, illustrating the dehumanizing consequences of adharma-driven conflict.
Sanjaya describes the battlefield aftermath: warriors, hair dishevelled, flee in terror; they cannot identify one another, some run and collapse from fatigue, while others stagger and circle about in confusion.