Shloka 30
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
पादाताशक्ष पदात्योघैस्ताडिता: शक्तितोमरै: । न्यपतन्त तदा भूमौ शतशो5थ सहस्रश:,उस समय पैदल सिपाही पैदलोंद्वारा ही शक्ति और तोमरोंसे घायल हो सैकड़ों और हजारोंकी संख्यामें धराशायी हो रहे थे
pādātāś ca padātyoghais tāḍitāḥ śakti-tomaraiḥ | nyapatanta tadā bhūmau śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：其时，步兵在汹涌的人潮中相互冲击，又被长矛与投枪所伤，成百成千地倒伏于地。此景昭示战阵阴冷的无偏：最沉重的代价往往由寻常战士承担，而暴力也在个人意志之外不断滋蔓。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disproportionate suffering of ordinary soldiers in war and the cascading nature of violence; it invites reflection on responsibility and restraint even within the framework of kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports that masses of infantry are being struck with spears and javelins and are collapsing to the ground in vast numbers—hundreds and thousands—amid intense close-quarters fighting.