त्वाष्ट्रोण निर्मितान्याशु यानि यंत्राणि भारत । तेनोपल निपातेन गतानि तिलशस्ततः
tvāṣṭroṇa nirmitānyāśu yāni yaṃtrāṇi bhārata | tenopala nipātena gatāni tilaśastataḥ
يا بهاراتا، إنّ الآلات التي صنعها تْفَشْتْرِ بسرعة، قد صارت بتلك السقطة من الحجارة فتاتًا متناثرًا كحبّ السمسم.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Close-up narrative moment: Tvaṣṭṛ’s swiftly made machines—intricate, gleaming—are struck by the boulder-fall and burst into countless tiny fragments, scattered like sesame across the sky.
Even the finest craftsmanship and technology is fragile before overwhelming karmic consequences; humility before higher order is implied.
None; the verse continues the combat narrative.
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