Shloka 51
कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation
Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows
प्रजानाथ! प्रबल भार्गवास्त्रसे समरांगणमें पीड़ित होनेवाले पांचालोंका महान् हाहाकार सब ओर गूँजने लगा ।। निपतद्धिर्गजै राजन्नश्वैश्षञापि सहस्रश: | रथैश्नापि नरव्याप्र नरैश्नैव समन्तत:
prajānātha! prabala-bhārgavāstrase samarāṅgaṇe pīḍita-honevāle pāñcālānāṃ mahān hāhākāraḥ sarva-ora gūñjane lagā || nipatadbhiḥ gajaiḥ rājann aśvaiś ca api sahasraśaḥ | rathaiś ca api nara-vyāghra naraiḥ eva samantataḥ ||
三阇耶说道：人中之主啊，当强大的婆伽婆神兵在战场上肆虐之时，受其威力折磨的般遮罗众发出巨大的哀号，声震四方。大王啊，象与马成千倒毙；战车亦被摧碎，而人——人中之虎啊——横陈遍地，四面皆然。此颂揭示战争的道德重负：当不可抗拒的兵器被放纵施用，整族整民的苦难便淹没了关于身份与勇名的一切分别。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of unleashing overwhelming weapons in war: once such force is set loose, mass suffering follows, and the battlefield becomes a scene of indiscriminate ruin. It invites reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the human cost that accompanies martial prowess.
Sañjaya reports to the king that a powerful Bhārgava weapon is devastating the Pañcāla forces. Their cries fill the directions as elephants, horses, chariots, and soldiers collapse in vast numbers across the battlefield.