Shloka 27
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
संशप्तका हता: सर्वे काम्बोजाश्व॒ शकैः सह । म्लेच्छाक्ष पर्वतीयाक्ष यवना विनिपातिता:,“समस्त संशप्तक वीर, काम्बोज, शक, म्लेच्छ, पर्वतीय योद्धा और यवनसैनिक मार गिराये गये
Saṁśaptakā hatāḥ sarve Kāmbojāś ca Śakaiḥ saha | Mlecchāś ca Pārvatīyāś ca Yavanā vinipātitāḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“三誓军（Saṁśaptaka）尽皆被歼，迦摩缚阇人与释迦人亦同遭覆灭。蔑戾车、山居之众，以及夜婆那人，也都被击倒，战死沙场。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the catastrophic, all-consuming nature of war: once unleashed, it does not spare whole groups or allies, and identity labels (tribe, region, ‘foreignness’) do not protect anyone from the consequences of collective violence.
Vaiśampāyana reports that multiple allied warrior groups—Saṁśaptakas, Kāmbojas, Śakas, Mlecchas, mountain fighters, and Yavanas—have been killed, indicating a major rout and the near-total destruction of these contingents in the ongoing battle.