Mahabharata 9.3.13 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 13
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
पदातिसंघाश्षाश्वौधै: पलायद्विर्भुशं हता: । भागते हुए हाथियोंने बहुत-से रथ तोड़ डाले, बड़े-बड़े रथोंने घुड़सवारोंको कुचल दिया और दौड़ते हुए अश्वसमूहोंने पैदल सैनिकोंको अत्यन्त घायल कर दिया ।।
padātisaṅghāś ca aśvaughaiḥ palāyadbhir bhuśaṃ hatāḥ | vyāla-taskara-saṅkīrṇe sārtha-hīnā yathā vane ||
بھاگتے ہوئے گھوڑوں کے سیلاب جیسے ریلے نے پیادہ لشکروں کو سخت طرح کچل کر گرا دیا۔ خوف اور روند ڈالنے کی ہڑبونگ میں میدانِ جنگ ایسا دکھائی دیا گویا درندوں اور لٹیروں سے بھرے جنگل میں رہنماؤں سے محروم قافلہ بکھر گیا ہو۔
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores how quickly war dissolves social and moral order: once fear and flight take over, even one’s own forces become instruments of harm, and the scene resembles a lawless wilderness where the unprotected are prey to danger.
Sañjaya describes a rout and confusion in battle: rushing, fleeing masses of horses crush and grievously injure the infantry, and the field becomes like a forest where a caravan without leadership is scattered amid beasts and robbers.
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