Shloka 27
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
नराश्चकायै: पतितैर्दन्तिभिश्न महाहवे | अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा
narāś ca kāyaiḥ patitair dantibhiś ca mahāhave | agamyārūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā ||
三阇耶说道：在那场大厮杀中，地上遍布倒下的尸身——人也好，象也好，皆横陈其间。大地化作血肉之泥，惨怖至极，已不可通行。此景揭露战争的道德代价：当达摩坍塌为屠戮，连土地本身也成了障碍，迫使听者直面胜利亦无法抹去的苦难。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical reality that war dehumanizes and devastates beyond the combatants: the land itself becomes polluted and impassable. It functions as a moral warning—victory pursued through mass slaughter leaves enduring suffering and a world made unfit for life.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the horrific state of the battlefield: corpses of men and elephants cover the ground, and the earth has turned into a muddy sludge of flesh and blood, making movement through the field nearly impossible.