Shloka 57
प्रहस्तवधः
The Slaying of Prahasta
विभिन्नशिरसस्तस्यबहुसुस्रावशोणितम् ।शरीरादपिसुस्रावगिरेःप्रस्रवणंयथा ।।।।
vibhinna-śirasas tasya bahu susrāva śoṇitam |
śarīrād api susrāva gireḥ prasravaṇaṁ yathā ||6.58.57||
Aus seinem zerschmetterten Kopf floss viel Blut; ja, es strömte aus seinem Körper wie eine Quelle, die einem Berg entspringt.
From his shattered head much blood flowed from all over the body just as a spring from a mountain.
FAQs
The epic’s dharmic lens does not romanticize violence: it presents the stark cost of war, urging reflection on why conflict is undertaken and the necessity of aligning action with righteousness and truth.
The narration describes the aftermath of Prahasta’s fatal injury—blood flowing profusely, likened to a mountain spring.
The emphasis is on narrative realism and moral gravity rather than a single virtue—war’s outcome is shown as severe and irreversible.