Shloka 79
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
एवं प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे गजवाजिनरक्षये
evaṁ pravṛtte saṅgrāme gajavājinara-kṣaye
سنجے نے کہا—یوں جب جنگ زوروں پر تھی تو تباہی کا منظر چھا گیا؛ ہاتھی اور گھوڑے کاٹے گئے اور آدمی بھی ہلاک ہوئے—جنگ کا سیلاب بے تمیز قتل و غارت میں بدل گیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the moral gravity of war: once battle is fully underway, violence tends to expand beyond individual duels into widespread, almost impersonal destruction—reminding the listener that adharma-driven conflict consumes not only heroes but also the broader living world (men and animals alike).
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the fighting has intensified; the battlefield has become a place of mass slaughter where elephants, horses, and warriors are being destroyed as the combat continues relentlessly.