Shloka 31
Irāvān-nidhana-anantaraṃ Ghaṭotkaca-nādaḥ
After Irāvān’s fall: Ghaṭotkaca’s roar and the clash with Duryodhana
निस्त्रिंशवेगाभिहतौ ततस्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ | धरणीं समनुप्राप्ती सर्वभूतनिषेविताम्,तलवारकी गहरी चोटसे घायल होकर वे दोनों पुरुषश्रेष्ठ सम्पूर्ण भूतोंकी निवासभूत पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े
nistriṁśa-vegābhihatau tatastau puruṣarṣabhau | dharaṇīṁ samanuprāptī sarvabhūta-niṣevitām ||
Sañjaya sprach: Da wurden jene beiden Helden, Stiere unter den Menschen, von der schnellen Wucht des Schwertes getroffen und stürzten zur Erde, der gemeinsamen Zuflucht und Wohnstatt aller Wesen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the greatest warriors are subject to the same end in battle; the earth receives all beings without distinction. The verse highlights the leveling power of mortality and the ethical gravity of warfare.
Sañjaya reports that two eminent fighters, wounded by the force of sword-blows, collapse and fall to the ground, indicating a decisive moment of defeat or death amid the battle.