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Shloka 46

कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्

Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words

रथैर्भग्नैर्महाराज वारणैश्न निपातितै:,राजेन्द्र! टूटे हुए रथों, धराशायी हुए हाथियों, मरकर गिरे हुए घोड़ों और गिराये गये पैदल सैनिकोंसे क्षणभरमें यह पृथ्वी ऐसी हो गयी कि वहाँ चलना-फिरना असम्भव हो गया

sañjaya uvāca | rathair bhagnair mahārāja vāraṇaiś ca nipātitaiḥ | aśvaiś ca mṛtaiḥ patitaiḥ padātibhiś ca pātitaiḥ | kṣaṇena pṛthivī hy eṣā tathābhūd yatra gamanaṃ na śakyate ||

سنجے نے کہا—اے مہاراج، ٹوٹے ہوئے رتھوں، گرے ہوئے ہاتھیوں، مرے پڑے گھوڑوں اور زمین پر بکھرے پیادوں سے ایک ہی لمحے میں یہ زمین ایسی بھر گئی کہ وہاں چلنا پھرنا ناممکن ہو گیا۔

रथैःby/with chariots
रथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
भग्नैःbroken
भग्नैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वारणैःby/with elephants
वारणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवारण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
निपातितैःfelled, made to fall
निपातितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिपातित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')
C
chariots (ratha)
E
elephants (vāraṇa)
H
horses (aśva)
F
foot-soldiers/infantry (padāti)
E
earth/battlefield (pṛthivī)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the immediate, overwhelming consequences of warfare: violence rapidly turns the very ground into an obstacle, illustrating the heavy cost of conflict and the fragility of life and order amid adharma-driven destruction.

Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battlefield has become jammed with shattered chariots, fallen elephants, dead horses, and downed infantry, making it impossible to move—conveying the intensity and carnage of the fighting.