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Mahabharata · 7.67.3–4
॥
Санджая
Devanāgarī
अश्वो विद्धो ध्वजश् छिन्नः सारोहः पतितो गजः ॥
छत्राणि चापविद्धानि रथाश् चक्रैर् विना कृताः ॥
विद्रुतानि च सैन्यानि शरार्तानि समन्ततः ॥
इत्य् आसीत् तुमुलं युद्धं न प्राज्ञायत किं चन ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aśvo viddho dhvajaś chinnaḥ sārohaḥ patito gajaḥ ||
chatrāṇi cāpaviddhāni rathāś cakrair vinā kṛtāḥ ||
vidrutāni ca sainyāni śarārtāni samantataḥ ||
ity āsīt tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ na prājñāyata kiṃ cana ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
अश्वः विद्धः ध्वजः छिन्नःaśvaḥ viddhaḥ dhvajaḥ chinnaḥhorse pierced, banner cut; horse pierced, banner cut
सारोहः पतितः गजःsārohaḥ patitaḥ gajaḥwith its rider the elephant fell; with its rider the elephant fell
छत्राणि च अपविद्धानिchatrāṇi ca apaviddhāniand parasols thrown down; and parasols thrown down
रथाः चक्रैः विना कृताःrathāḥ cakraiḥ vinā kṛtāḥchariots left without wheels; chariots without wheels
विद्रुतानि च सैन्यानिvidrutāni ca sainyāniand armies turned to flight; and armies in flight
शरार्तानि समन्ततःśarārtāni samantataḥtormented by arrows everywhere; tormented by arrows on every side
इति आसीत् तुमुलम् युद्धम्iti āsīt tumulam yuddhamthus was the tumultuous battle; such was the tumultuous battle
न प्राज्ञायत किं चनna prājñāyata kiṃ cananothing at all could be discerned; nothing at all could be discerned
Translation
Horse pierced, banner cut, elephant fallen with its rider, parasols thrown down, chariots left without wheels; and armies turned to flight, tormented by arrows on every side — such was the tumultuous battle that nothing at all could be discerned.
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3a8134da8845 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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"Na prājñāyata kiṃ cana," "nothing at all could be discerned" — the chaos of battle swallows every order. The poet lists the disintegration: horses, banners, elephants, wheels, fleeing hosts. Telling is that amid this confusion only Arjuna's will, guided by the Lord, remains purposeful. The verse teaches that in the world's turmoil, only the one guided by a higher aim keeps to the path: where for everyone else "nothing can be discerned," the one who walks with God still sees the way. Amid universal chaos, discernment is preserved only in the one set upon a righteous goal.