Shloka 24
हृदयं तस्य भित्त्वाच जगाम वसुधातलम् । कश्मलं प्राविशद् राजा वृषसेनशराहत:,वह भल्ल्ल ट्रपदकी छाती छेदकर धरतीपर जा गिरा। वृषसेनके उस भललसे आहत होकर राजा ट्रुपद मूर्च्छित हो गये
hṛdayaṃ tasya bhittvā ca jagāma vasudhātalam | kaśmalaṃ prāviśad rājā vṛṣasenśarāhataḥ ||
قال سنجيا: إن السهم، بعدما نفذ إلى قلبه، سقط على وجه الأرض. ولما أصابه سهم ڤرشسينا، استولى على الملك ذهولٌ واضطراب، فسقط منهوكًا—وقد خذلته حواسه وسط عنف المعركة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immediate human cost of war: even a king, emblem of power and duty, can be overwhelmed by kaśmala—mental shock and collapse—when struck. It underscores the fragility of life and the grave consequences that accompany kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya reports that Vṛṣasena’s arrow pierces the king’s heart; the shaft then falls to the ground, and the wounded king is overtaken by kaśmala (bewilderment/faintness), losing composure and collapsing on the battlefield.