Shloka 123
नराश्वनागानमितान् निजषघ्नतुः परस्परं चापि महारथौ नृप । नरेश्वर! वे महाधनुर्धर और महारथी वीर महान् अस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करते हुए अपने भयानक बाणोंद्वारा असंख्य मनुष्यों
sañjaya uvāca | narāśvanāgān amitān nijaśaghnatuḥ parasparaṃ cāpi mahārathau nṛpa |
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，那两位大车战士、强弓善射的豪杰，放出可怖的神兵利矢；以骇人的箭雨屠戮无数人、马与象。在同一股战斗的狂怒中，他们也一次又一次地互相击中。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral cost of war: even the highest martial excellence, when driven by enmity, results in massive collateral destruction—men, horses, and elephants perish alongside the duelists’ mutual wounding.
Sañjaya reports to the king that two elite chariot-warriors are fighting fiercely, deploying powerful weapons and raining arrows that kill innumerable troops and animals, while simultaneously injuring one another in close contest.