Shloka 493
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
क्लृप्तश्मश्रुभिराकीर्णा पूर्णचन्द्रनि भर्महीम् । 'यहाँकी भूमि राजाओंके मनोहर कुण्डलयुक्त, चन्द्रमा और नक्षत्रोंके समान कान्तिमान् एवं दाढ़ी-मूँछवाले पूर्ण चन्द्रतुल्य मुखोंसे ढक गयी है
kḷptasmaśrubhir ākīrṇā pūrṇacandranibhair mahīm |
三阇耶说道：此处大地已被诸王密密覆盖——髭须修整齐整——他们的面容如满月般辉耀。那被比作月与星、又因华美耳饰而更显动人的风采，如今散落战场之上，使大地本身化作一幅阴惨的图景：王者倾覆，战争索取其代价。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the impermanence of worldly splendor: even radiant, ornamented kings—symbols of power and beauty—can be reduced to bodies covering the earth. It implicitly warns that war and ambition culminate in loss, and that dharma must be weighed against the human cost.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the aftermath/scene of battle: the ground is covered with fallen kings and warriors, described poetically as full-moon-faced and ornamented, emphasizing both their former grandeur and their present ruin.