Shloka 69
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
तांस्तथा भज्यमानांस्तु कौरवान् भरतर्षभ
tāṁs tathā bhajyamānāṁs tu kauravān bharatarṣabha
Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi bậc tráng kiện nhất trong dòng Bharata, quân Kaurava—khi bị nghiền nát và tan vỡ như thế trên chiến địa…”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the inevitable collapse of an unrighteous or weakened force in war: when morale, leadership, and dharmic grounding fail, even a great lineage like the Kauravas can be ‘shattered’—a reminder of the ethical stakes and consequences within the dharma-yuddha frame.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava troops are being broken and routed in the ongoing battle, setting up the continuation of the description of their disarray and the unfolding events in Śalya Parva.