Shloka 203
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
नष्टचित्तानिवोन्मत्तानू शोकेन भृशपीडितान् । हमलोगोंने देखा कि वे नगरके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष अचेत और उन्मत्त-से होकर शोकसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित हो वहाँ दौड़ रहे हैं
naṣṭacittān ivonmattānū śokena bhṛśapīḍitān |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：我们看见城中最杰出的人们，心神仿佛尽失，举止如同癫狂，被悲痛深深折磨，在那里奔走乱窜。此景昭示：集体的哀恸足以动摇理智与尊严，显露战争毁灭之后人类所付出的惨重代价。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological fallout of violence: even the most respected citizens can be overwhelmed by grief, showing that war’s consequences extend beyond the battlefield into the collapse of social composure and mental steadiness.
The narrator reports witnessing the city’s foremost men running about in extreme distress—appearing senseless and delirious—because they are crushed by sorrow in the wake of catastrophic events.