Shloka 58
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
परिघैर्भिन्दिपालैश्व शतघ्नीभिक्ष मारिष । शरीरै: शस्त्रनिर्भिन्नै: समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी
sañjaya uvāca | parighair bhindipālaiś ca śataghnībhikṣa māriṣa | śarīraiḥ śastra-nirbhinnaiḥ samāstīryata medinī ||
Sañjaya nói: “Bạch đấng đáng tôn kính, mặt đất đã bị phủ kín như một tấm thảm—ngổn ngang chùy lớn (parigha), bhindipāla và śataghnī, cùng những thân xác bị vũ khí xé toạc.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse offers a stark ethical reminder: war’s visible outcome is not honor but a landscape covered with weapons and the dead. It implicitly critiques the human cost of conflict and evokes reflection on dharma, responsibility, and the consequences of violence.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene: the ground is littered with heavy weapons (parigha, bhindipāla, śataghnī) and with corpses mangled by arms, conveying the intensity and carnage of the fighting.