Shloka 16
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
तत्र युद्ध महच्चासीत् तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवै: । न च तत् तादृशं दृष्टं नैव चापि परिश्रुतम्,वहाँ आपके पुत्रका पाण्डवोंके साथ बड़ा भारी युद्ध हुआ। वैसा युद्ध मैंने न तो कभी देखा था और न मेरे सुननेमें ही आया था
tatra yuddhaṃ mahac cāsīt tava putrasya pāṇḍavaiḥ | na ca tat tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ naiva cāpi pariśrutam ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Doon ay naganap ang isang tunay na napakalaking labanan sa pagitan ng iyong anak at ng mga Pāṇḍava. Ang gayong labanan ay hindi ko pa kailanman nasaksihan, ni narinig man lamang mula sa iba.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the extraordinary and unprecedented scale of the conflict and frames the war as something beyond ordinary human experience—highlighting how adharma-driven rivalry culminates in catastrophic, incomparable violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a massive battle occurred between Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son and the Pāṇḍavas, emphasizing that he has neither seen nor even heard of anything comparable.