Shloka 29
एतदत्यद्धभुतं कर्म दृष्टवानस्मि भारत
etad atyadbhutaṁ karma dṛṣṭavān asmi bhārata
Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi Bhārata, ta đã tận mắt chứng kiến việc ấy—kỳ diệu tột bậc, vượt ngoài mọi lẽ thường.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the epic’s moral lens on action: a ‘karma’ is not merely an event but a deed with weight and consequence, and Sañjaya frames what he reports as extraordinary—inviting the listener to reflect on the power, cost, and ethical significance of actions witnessed in war.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pauses to emphasize that he has personally ‘seen’ an exceptionally marvelous deed. The verse functions as a dramatic marker, heightening attention to the remarkable action just described or about to be described in the surrounding verses.