Shloka 10
विशीर्णनागाश्वर॒थ प्रवीरं बल॑ त्वदीयं यमराष्ट्रकल्पम् । अन्योन्यमासाद्य हत॑ महद्वि- नराश्वनागैर्गिरिकूटकल्पै:
sañjaya uvāca | viśīrṇa-nāgāśva-ratha-pravīraṃ balaṃ tvadīyaṃ yama-rāṣṭra-kalpam | anyonyam āsādya hataṃ mahad vinarāśva-nāgair giri-kūṭa-kalpaiḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“人中王啊！你的军势——象、马、战车与诸位首勇——已被摧裂粉碎。战场宛如阎摩之国、死神之境。人群、马群与如山峰般巨大的战象彼此冲撞，在那相互碰击之中尽皆丧命。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the catastrophic cost of war: when armies collide in rage and rivalry, the field becomes ‘like Yama’s realm,’ reminding the listener of impermanence and the ethical gravity of violence, even within a kṣatriya context.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the king’s forces have been devastated—elephants, horses, chariots, and leading fighters are broken; huge elephants and mixed ranks crash into each other, resulting in widespread death.