Shloka 55
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ
Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation
ततो नृपं पराजित्य पार्षत: परवीरहा । न्यहनत् तावकं सैन्यं वज़पाणिरिवासुरान्
tato nṛpaṃ parājitya pārṣataḥ paravīrahā | nyahanat tāvakaṃ sainyaṃ vajrapāṇir ivāsurān ||
Sañjaya nói: Bấy giờ Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna—con của Pṛṣata, kẻ sát hại các dũng tướng địch—sau khi đánh bại vua Duryodhana, liền bắt đầu chém giết quân đội của ngài, như Indra cầm lôi chùy tiêu diệt bọn Asura.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how swiftly the tide of war can turn when a principal leader is defeated: the ensuing destruction is portrayed as irresistible, like Indra’s thunderbolt against the Asuras. Ethically, it points to the grim reality that in kṣatriya warfare, victory often translates immediately into large-scale slaughter, raising the tension between martial duty and the human cost.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna (son of Pṛṣata) has overcome King Duryodhana and then begins to rout and kill the Kaurava forces, compared to Indra annihilating the Asuras.