Shloka 56
प्रहस्तवधः
The Slaying of Prahasta
सगतासुर्गतश्रीकोगतसत्त्वोगतेन्द्रियः ।पपातसहसाभूमौछिन्नमूलइवद्रुमः ।।।।
sa gatāsuḥ gataśrīko gatasattvo gatendriyaḥ |
papāta sahasā bhūmau chinna-mūla iva drumaḥ ||6.58.56||
Da Leben, Glanz, Kraft und Sinne geschwunden waren, fiel er plötzlich zur Erde wie ein an der Wurzel gefällter Baum.
Life, splendour, strength, and senses departed Prahastha fell instantly on the ground like a tree cut at the bottom.
FAQs
It underscores impermanence and accountability: power and splendor are transient, and adharma-driven might collapses abruptly—like a tree severed at its root.
After the crushing blow, Prahasta’s life-force departs and he falls instantly to the ground.
The verse emphasizes not a personal virtue but a moral insight: humility before mortality and the limits of brute force.