Shloka 8
अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
नरदेव! तदनन्तर आपके सैनिक तथा देवकुमारोंके समान तेजस्वी कुरुकुलभूषण आपके पुत्र असंख्य सेना साथ लेकर रणभूमिमें शिनिपौत्र सात्यकिपर चढ़ आये ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
naradeva! tadanantaraṁ tava sainikāḥ devakumārāṇām iva tejasvinaḥ kurukulabhūṣaṇāḥ putrāś ca asaṅkhyena balena saha raṇabhūmau śiniputraṁ sātyakim abhyadhāvan ||
sa tad-atirudhirabhīmam ābabhau puruṣavaraiś ca rathadvipākulam |
lavaṇajalasa-mud-dhata-svanaṁ balam asurāmarasainyasaprabham ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，随后，你的将士与你的诸子——库鲁族光耀的瑰宝，炽然如天神之子——率领无量大军，在战场上向尸尼之子萨提亚基逼近。那支军势浸透鲜血，拥挤着步兵、精锐之士、良马、战车与战象；其吼声如盐海翻腾，凶怖非常，宛如天军与阿修罗军鏖战之阵。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war magnifies collective pride and lineage-glory into a terrifying spectacle: an ‘innumerable’ host, roaring like the ocean, becomes blood-drenched and god–demon-like in ferocity. Ethically, it hints at the dehumanizing momentum of battle—where splendor (tejas) and lineage honor (kuru-kula-bhūṣaṇa) coexist with escalating violence.
Sañjaya reports to the king that, after the preceding events, the Kaurava forces—along with Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and many troops—charge toward Sātyaki (called Śiniputra). The army is depicted as densely packed with infantry, horses, chariots, and elephants, roaring like a turbulent salt ocean and appearing fearsome like the clashing hosts of gods and asuras.