Shloka 366
कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
केशेष्वन्योन्यमाक्षिप्य चिह्षिपुर्बिभिदुश्च ह । बहुत-से पैदल योद्धा दूसरे योद्धाओंको निकट पाकर युद्धस्थलमें उनपर मुक््कोंसे प्रहार करने लगते थे। कितने ही एक-दूसरेकी चुटिया पकड़कर परस्पर झटकते-फेंकते और एक- दूसरेको घायल करते थे
keśeṣv anyonyam ākṣipya cikṣipur bibiduś ca ha |
三阇耶说道：在那逼仄的混战中，有些战士彼此揪住头发，拖拽翻掷；又以拳脚相击，互相致伤。由此可见，当兵刃与距离都失效时，战斗便坠入赤裸的肉身暴力——这是战争道德沉沦的图景：愤怒与求生压倒了克制与荣誉之战的规矩。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical deterioration that prolonged war can produce: when order and weapon-based rules break down, combat turns into desperate, bodily brutality. It implicitly warns that even a dharma-framed war can slide into adharma-like chaos if rage and fear eclipse restraint.
Sanjaya describes a crush of infantry at very close range. Warriors, unable to keep distance or rely on weapons, grab each other by the hair, fling one another, and inflict injuries—depicting the battlefield’s confusion and ferocity.