Shloka 67
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
अथ तां पतितां दृष्टवा गृह्मान्यां च महागदाम्
atha tāṁ patitāṁ dṛṣṭvā gṛhmānyāṁ ca mahāgadām
Sanjaya said: Then, seeing her fallen, and also the great mace lying there, the onlookers were compelled to confront the stark consequence of violence—how swiftly pride and power collapse when fate and righteous retribution turn against a warrior.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the immediacy of karmic and martial consequence: weapons and strength do not guarantee security, and the fall of a figure alongside a mighty weapon highlights the fragility of power amid adharma-driven conflict.
Sanjaya narrates a battlefield moment: someone previously central to the scene is seen fallen, and a great mace is noticed lying on the ground, signaling a decisive turn—injury, defeat, or death—within the ongoing combat.