Shloka 163
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
समदृश्यन्त पार्थस्य रथमार्गेषु भारत । भारत! महाभाग! अर्जुनके रथके मार्गोमें धरतीपर गिरते हुए रथके पहियों, जूओं तरकसों, पताकाओं, ध्वजों, रथों, हरसों, अनुकर्षों, त्रिवेणु नामक काष्ठों, धुरों, रस्सियों, चाबुकों, कुण्डल और पगड़ी धारण करनेवाले मस्तकों, भुजाओं, कंधों, छत्रों, व्यजनों और मुकुटोंके ढेर-के-ढेर दिखायी देने लगे
saṃdadṛśyanta pārthasya rathamārgeṣu bhārata | bhārata mahābhāga arjunasya rathasya mārgeṣu pṛthivyāṃ patantīnāṃ rathacakrāṇāṃ yūnām iṣudhīnām patākānāṃ dhvajānāṃ rathānāṃ harasānām anukarṣāṇāṃ triveṇunāmaka-kāṣṭhānāṃ dhurāṇāṃ rajjūnāṃ prahārakāṇāṃ kuṇḍalavatāṃ śirobhir uṣṇīṣadhāriṇāṃ mastakaiḥ bāhubhiḥ skandhaiḥ chatraiḥ vyajanaiḥ mukuṭaiś ca śataśo dhairyaṃ dṛśyante sma
Wika ni Sanjaya: O Bhārata, O marangal—sa kahabaan ng bakas ng karwahe ni Pārtha, lumitaw sa lupa ang bunton-bunton ng mga nalaglag sa pagkalansag: mga gulong ng karwahe, mga pamatok, mga lalagyan ng palaso, mga watawat at bandila, mga karwaheng wasak, mga sandata at mga lubid na panghila, mga piyesang kahoy na tinatawag na triveṇu, mga ehe, mga tali at mga latigo; at maging mga ulong naputol na may hikaw at putong, mga bisig at balikat, kasama ang mga payong, pamaypay, at mga korona. Ipinamalas ng tanawing iyon ang nakalulunod na lakas ng pagsulong ni Arjuna at ang malagim na kabayaran ng poot ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark reality of war: even royal splendor—crowns, parasols, banners—becomes scattered debris, highlighting impermanence and the heavy human cost that accompanies martial success.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the aftermath along Arjuna’s chariot path: broken chariot parts and fallen weapons mixed with severed, ornamented body parts and royal emblems, indicating Arjuna’s devastating advance through the enemy ranks.