Shloka 256
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
न्यपतन्त गतप्राणा: शतशो5थ सहस्रश: । राजन! जिनके सवार मार दिये गये थे, ऐसे हाथी और घोड़े सैकड़ों और हजारोंकी संख्यामें निष्प्राण होकर पड़े थे
nyapatanta gataprāṇāḥ śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ |
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，成百上千的战象与战马——那些骑者已被杀戮的——纷纷倒下，气绝身僵，横陈遍野；这凄冷的景象，正是战斗吞噬人类亦吞噬被迫为人役使之生灵时，随之而来的毁灭之明证。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral cost of war: death spreads beyond warriors to animals and dependents, highlighting impermanence and the collateral suffering that accompanies armed conflict even when framed within kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the battlefield is strewn with lifeless elephants and horses in vast numbers, especially those whose riders have already been killed, emphasizing the scale and devastation of the fighting.