Shloka 73
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
उष्णीषैश्व तथा चित्रैविंप्रविद्धेस्ततस्तत: । विचिन्रैर्बाणवषैश्व॒ जातरूपपरिष्कृतै:
sañjaya uvāca | uṣṇīṣaiś ca tathā citrair vipraviddhais tatas tataḥ | vicitrair bāṇavarṣaiś ca jātarūpa-pariṣkṛtaiḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“此处彼处，散落着许多华丽的头饰——缠头巾之类——在混战中被抛掷而去。又如倾水成幕，镶饰黄金的各色箭矢，仿佛骤雨般倾泻。战场遂满布王者骄矜与武备炫耀的昂贵残迹，如今都被战争那不偏不倚的暴烈碾作瓦砾。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impermanence of external splendor—royal ornaments and costly martial equipment—when confronted with the destructive neutrality of war; what signified status becomes mere scattered debris.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene: ornate headgear lies strewn about, and volleys of arrows—some gold-adorned—have been poured down in dense barrages, conveying the intensity and chaos of the fighting.