Shloka 883
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
विषाद: सुमहानासीत् प्राय: सैन्यस्थ भारत । भारत! सब ओर फैली और बढ़ी हुई उस रक्त-राशिकी गन्धसे, स्पर्शसे, रससे, रूपसे और शब्दसे भी प्राय: सारी सेनाके मनमें बड़ा विषाद हो रहा था
sañjaya uvāca | viṣādaḥ sumahān āsīt prāyaḥ sainyastha bhārata | bhārata! sarvato vyāptāyāḥ vardhitāyāś ca rakta-rāśeḥ gandhena sparśena rasena rūpeṇa śabdena ca prāyaḥ sarva-senyāyā manasi mahān viṣādo 'bhavat |
Sañjaya nói: Hỡi Bharata, một nỗi u sầu vô cùng lớn đã dâng lên trong quân ngũ. Hỡi hậu duệ Bharata, khi những đống máu mênh mông lan khắp bốn phương và cứ chất chồng thêm, chính mùi, sự chạm, vị, hình dạng, thậm chí cả những âm thanh gắn với chúng, đã nhấn chìm gần như toàn quân trong tuyệt vọng sâu thẳm.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical and psychological cost of war: when violence becomes pervasive, its sensory realities—blood, stench, and dreadful sounds—can shatter morale and awaken deep remorse or despair, reminding readers that victory is inseparable from suffering and moral burden.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that on the battlefield, as blood spread in great quantities, nearly the entire army became overwhelmed by intense dejection due to the horrific sensory experience of the carnage.