Shloka 136
रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield
पातनं शंस मे भूय: शल्यस्याथ सुतस्य मे | धृतराष्ट्र बोले--संजय! मैंने द्रोणाचार्य
pātanaṃ śaṃsa me bhūyaḥ śalyasyātha sutasya me |
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Sañjaya, narinig ko na nang buo ang salaysay ng pagkakapatay kina Droṇa, Bhīṣma, at kay Karṇa, anak ni Rādhā. Ngayon, sabihin mo sa akin muli—ilarawan nang ganap ang pagbagsak ni Śalya at ng aking anak na si Duryodhana.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral psychology of war’s aftermath: even after hearing of great elders and heroes falling, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s attachment to his son drives him to seek repeated recounting. It underscores how moha (delusion/attachment) persists amid catastrophe, shaping perception and inquiry.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, listening through Sañjaya’s report, says he has already heard the deaths of Droṇa, Bhīṣma, and Karṇa, and now requests a full account of how Śalya and his own son Duryodhana were brought down.