Shloka 10
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
न च तान् गणयामासु: सर्वे देवेन मोहिता: । प्रस्थितं सूतपुत्रं च जयेत्यूचुर्नराधिपा: । निर्जितान् पाण्डवांश्वैव मेनिरे तत्र कौरवा:
na ca tān gaṇayāmāsuḥ sarve devena mohitāḥ | prasthitaṃ sūtaputraṃ ca jayety ūcur narādhipāḥ | nirjitān pāṇḍavāṃś caiva menire tatra kauravāḥ |
桑阇耶说道：“然而他们皆为天命所迷，对这些凶兆全然不加理会。待车夫之子（迦尔纳）出征之时，诸王齐声呼喊：‘愿他得胜！’于是俱卢众人便认定，般度五子已然败北。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When people are overcome by moha (delusion) attributed here to daiva (fate), they ignore warning signs and become intoxicated with confidence. The verse cautions that triumphalism and selective attention—especially in war—can lead to grave misjudgment.
As Karna sets out, the assembled kings acclaim him with cries of victory. The Kauravas, disregarding ominous portents due to delusion, conclude that the Pāṇḍavas are as good as defeated.