Shloka 10
मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः
Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven
ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वा दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महारथै: । उत्पेतु: खमुपादाय धृतराष्ट्रसुतांस्तत:,महारथी पाण्डवोंके चलाये दिव्यास्त्रोंकी मार खाकर गन्धर्व धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्रोंको लिये- दिये आकाशमें उड़ गये
te vadhyamānā gandharvā divyair astrair mahārathaiḥ | utpetuḥ kham upādāya dhṛtarāṣṭrasutāṁs tataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Von den himmlischen Waffen jener großen Wagenkämpfer getroffen, stiegen die Gandharvas in den Himmel empor und entführten dabei die Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and status do not protect one who acts from pride and adharma; when ethical restraint is absent, defeat and disgrace can come swiftly, serving as a corrective lesson in humility and right conduct.
In the Gandharva encounter, the Gandharvas—pressed hard by the divine weapons of great warriors—take to the sky and carry off Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, marking a dramatic reversal in which the Kauravas are overpowered and removed from the battlefield.