Shloka 62
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
विशालायतताम्राक्षै: पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननै: । एषा भू: कीर्यते राज्ञां शिरोभिरपलायिनाम्
viśālāyatatāmrākṣaiḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanaiḥ | eṣā bhūḥ kīryate rājñāṁ śirobhir apalāyinām ||
三阇耶说道：“大地正被那些不逃遁、不背战而退的诸王断首所铺撒。那一颗颗头颅仍带着宽阔微赤的双眼，面容皎美如满月，显出坚守勇武所付出的惨烈代价。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of the non-retreating warrior (apalāyin), but simultaneously exposes the ethical gravity of war: even noble steadfastness results in devastating loss, reminding the listener that valor and destruction can coexist.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield as being covered with the heads of kings who refused to flee. The poetic details—moonlike faces and reddish, wide eyes—intensify the scene’s pathos and the scale of slaughter.