Shloka 11
हया: ससूता निहता नरेन्द्र चूर्णीकृतश्चास्य रथ: पतन्त्या । दुःशासनं पाण्डवा: प्रेक्ष्य सर्वे हृष्टा: पज्चाला: सिंहनादानमुछ्चन्
sañjaya uvāca |
hayāḥ sasūtā nihatā narendra cūrṇīkṛtaś cāsya rathaḥ patantyā |
duḥśāsanaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ prekṣya sarve hṛṣṭāḥ pañcālāḥ siṃhanādān amuñcan ||
قال سنجيا: «يا أيها الملك، حين هوت تلك الهراوة هويًّا مدوّيًا سُحِقَت عربةُ دُحشاسَنَة قطعًا، وقُتلت خيولُه مع سائسها. ولمّا رأى جميعُ الباندافا ومحاربو البانچالا دُحشاسَنَة على تلك الحال، امتلأوا ابتهاجًا وأطلقوا زئيرًا كزئير الأسود.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the rapid reversal of fortune in war and the moral-emotional surge that follows the downfall of a notorious aggressor. It reflects the epic’s sense that adharma invites ruin, while those aligned with a righteous cause draw renewed courage when injustice is visibly checked.
A powerful descending strike (contextually, a mace-blow) shatters Duhshasana’s chariot; his horses and charioteer are killed. Witnessing his helpless condition, the Pandavas and their Panchala allies rejoice and roar in triumph, signaling a momentum shift on the battlefield.