Shloka 116
छन्नमायोधन रेजे शिरोभिश्व सकुण्डलै: । मारे गये महामनस्वी वीरोंके आभरणभूषित शरीरों और कुण्डलमण्डित मस्तकोंसे आच्छादित हुई वह रणभूमि बड़ी शोभा पा रही थी
channam āyodhanaṁ reje śirobhiś ca kuṇḍalaiḥ | māre gate mahāmanasvī vīroṁ ke ābharaṇa-bhūṣita śarīroṁ aura kuṇḍala-maṇḍita mastakoṁ se ācchādit huī vaha raṇabhūmi baṛī śobhā pā rahī thī |
三阇耶说道：战场熠熠生辉，遍地覆满佩戴耳环的头颅，以及那些已被杀戮的伟大心志之英雄、饰以铠饰珠宝的躯体。纵在屠戮之中，叙述仍冷峻而清晰，几近审美般的锐利——凸显战争的惨痛代价，以及凡选择暴力者所背负的道德重负，纵其姿态再“英勇”亦然。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the grim paradox of war: even the ‘splendor’ of heroic ornaments becomes a sign of devastation when it lies upon the slain. It implicitly warns that martial glory cannot erase the ethical burden and human cost of violence, a recurring Mahābhārata reflection on dharma under extreme conflict.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield after intense fighting. The ground is covered with the bodies and severed heads of fallen warriors, still adorned with jewelry and ornaments, making the scene appear ‘shining’—a vivid, somber battlefield tableau.