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Shloka 6

भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः

Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā

प्रजानाथ! किन्‍्हींके रथोंके जूए, धुरे, पहिये और हरसे भी टूट गये थे, दूसरे योद्धाओंके बाण नष्ट हो गये और अन्य योद्धा अर्जुनके बाणोंसे पीड़ित हो गये थे ।।

sañjaya uvāca | prajānātha! kecid rathānāṁ yūgāni dhurāḥ cakrāṇi harṣāś ca vyatīryanta; anyeṣāṁ yodhānāṁ bāṇāḥ kṣīyante sma, anye ca yodhā arjunasya bāṇaiḥ pīḍitā abhavan || akṣatā yugapat kecit prādravanū bhayapīḍitāḥ | kecit putrān upādāya hatabhūyiṣṭhabāndhavāḥ ||

Sañjaya thưa: Hỡi chúa tể loài người, trong cơn hỗn loạn ấy, có kẻ thấy ách, trục, bánh và các bộ phận khác của chiến xa mình vỡ nát; kẻ khác thì tên đã cạn hoặc bị phá hủy; và kẻ khác nữa quằn quại dưới những mũi tên của Arjuna. Dẫu không bị thương, có người vẫn đồng loạt tháo chạy vì sợ hãi; và có người—mất gần hết bà con thân thuộc—đã bồng bế con trai mà chạy trốn.

अक्षताःunwounded, uninjured
अक्षताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
युगपत्simultaneously, all at once
युगपत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयुगपत्
केचित्some (people)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Root
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राद्रवन्ran away, fled
प्राद्रवन्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + द्रु
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural
indeed/also (emphatic particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भयपीडिताःafflicted by fear
भयपीडिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभयपीडित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
केचित्some (others)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Root
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
उपादायhaving taken (along)
उपादाय:
TypeVerb
Rootउप + आ + दा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
हतभूयिष्ठबान्धवाःwhose most relatives were slain
हतभूयिष्ठबान्धवाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहत-भूयिष्ठ-बान्धव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'prajānātha')
C
chariots (ratha)
Y
yokes (yūga)
A
axles/shafts (dhurā)
W
wheels (cakra)
H
harness fittings (harṣa)
A
arrows (bāṇa)
S
sons (putra)
K
kinsmen/relatives (bāndhava)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how fear and the loss of social supports (weapons, vehicles, comrades) can break even uninjured fighters, and how attachment to family—especially safeguarding one’s children and lineage—can override the expected steadiness of kṣatriya conduct in war.

Sañjaya reports to the king that amid Arjuna’s devastating archery, chariots are damaged, arrows are depleted, and many warriors are pained by his shafts. Some flee simultaneously out of fear despite being unhurt, while others retreat carrying their sons after most of their relatives have been killed.