Shloka 27
अध्याय ४ — दुर्योधनस्य असंधि-निश्चयः
Duryodhana’s Refusal of Reconciliation
अद्य सप्तदशाहानि वर्तमानस्यथ भारत । संग्रामस्थातिघोरस्य वध्यतां चाभितो युधि,“भारत! परस्पर मार-काट मचाते हुए दोनों ओरसे योद्धाओंके इस अत्यन्त भयंकर संग्रामको आरम्भ हुए आज सत्रह दिन हो गये
adya saptadaśāhāni vartamānasyatha bhārata | saṅgrāmasthātighorasya vadhyatāṃ cābhito yudhi ||
三阇耶说道：“噢，婆罗多（持国王）啊，今日已是这场极其可怖的大战开战以来的第十七日——在战斗中四面八方，勇士们在相互屠戮之中不断被杀。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the relentless escalation and moral weight of prolonged warfare: as days pass, slaughter becomes routine, highlighting the tragic cost of adharma-driven conflict and the urgency of discerning right action amid collective ruin.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the great battle has reached its seventeenth day and remains extremely fierce, with warriors on both sides being killed all around in the ongoing fighting.