भग्नैषाश्च रथाः पेतुर्भग्नाक्षाः शकलीकृताः । पत्तयः कोटिशः पेतुस्तुरंगाश्च सहस्रशः
bhagnaiṣāśca rathāḥ peturbhagnākṣāḥ śakalīkṛtāḥ | pattayaḥ koṭiśaḥ petusturaṃgāśca sahasraśaḥ
战车纷纷倾覆,车辕尽碎;车轴折断,化作残片。步卒以亿计倒下,战马亦以千计毙落。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A devastated chariot-field: splintered chariots with broken axles, scattered wheels, fallen standards; countless foot-soldiers strewn across dust; horses collapsing amid flying debris.
Mass destruction in war is portrayed to highlight the heavy cost of adharma and the fleeting nature of martial glory.
No specific sacred site is referenced in this verse.
None; the verse is purely narrative.