Shloka 10
Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host
नागो नागमभिद्रुत्य रथी च रथिनं रणे । शक्तितोमरनाराचैरनिजपघ्ने तत्र भारत
sa jaya uv01ca |
na1bo n01gam abhidrutya rath2b ca rathina rae |
5baktitomaran01r01cair anijapaghne tatra bh01rata ||
سنجے نے کہا—اے بھارت! وہاں میدانِ جنگ میں ایک گج یودھا دوسرے گج یودھا پر جھپٹتا تھا اور ایک رتھی دوسرے رتھی پر چڑھ دوڑتا تھا؛ شکتی، تومر اور نارچ کے وار سے وہ ایک دوسرے کو یم لوک پہنچا دیتے تھے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim symmetry of warfare: combatants confront equals (elephant against elephant, chariot against chariot), and lethal weapons quickly translate aggression into death. Ethically, it reflects the Mah01bh01rata 27s recurring warning that even when war is framed as katriya-duty, its immediate fruit is destruction and passage to Yama 27s domain.
Sanjaya describes the battlefield intensity: elephant-riders charge opposing elephant-riders, and chariot-fighters engage rival chariot-fighters. Using spears, javelins, and iron arrows, they strike down enemies, causing many to fall and die amid the ongoing clash.