Shloka 44
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत् तव तेषां च भारत । (पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र सैनिकानां सुदारुण: ।) निध्नतां दृढमन्योन्यं कुर्वतां कर्म दुष्करम्
sañjaya uvāca | tatrākrando mahān āsīt tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra sainikānāṃ sudāruṇaḥ | nighnatāṃ dṛḍham anyonyaṃ kurvatāṃ karma duṣkaram |
桑阇耶说道：在那里，陛下的将士与般度族的将士之间响起了巨大而惨烈的呼号，噢婆罗多，噢万王之主。彼此以不屈之力猛击，又竞相施展难以成就之举，战斗遂膨胀为最可怖的冲突。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical tension of war: even when framed as duty and valor, battle manifests as collective suffering—an outcry born from mutual, forceful violence. It invites reflection on the human cost that accompanies heroic ambition and ‘difficult feats’ on the battlefield.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a terrifying tumult erupts as the Kaurava and Pāṇḍava soldiers strike each other fiercely, each attempting arduous martial exploits; the fighting intensifies into a dreadful, chaotic clash.