Shloka 25
निपतन्ती महोल्केव व्यराजच्छिखिसंनिभा । सुवर्णमय दण्डवाली वह शक्ति आकाशसे गिरती हुई बड़ी भारी उल्काके समान महान् शब्दके साथ गिर पड़ी। उस समय वह अग्निके तुल्य प्रकाशित हो रही थी ।।
nipatantī maholkeva vyarājacchikhisaṃnibhā | suvarṇamaya-daṇḍavālī sā śaktir ākāśāt girtī huī baṛī bhārī ulkāke samān mahān śabdake sāth gir paṛī | tasmin samaye sā agni-tulya prakāśit ho rahī thī || śakti-vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā putras tava viśāmpate
Sañjaya said: That spear, adorned with a golden shaft, fell from the sky with a great roar—like a massive meteor—blazing like fire. Seeing that weapon strike down its target, O lord of the people, your son (Duryodhana) reacted to the sight. The scene underscores the terrible momentum of war: once a mighty weapon is released, its force becomes fate-like, and the onlookers are compelled to confront the consequences of violent resolve.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of martial action: once destructive power is unleashed, it moves with an almost inevitable force, compelling leaders and heirs to face the consequences of their choices. It implicitly warns that ambition and wrath in war generate outcomes that cannot be easily recalled or morally escaped.
Sañjaya describes a spear with a golden shaft hurtling down from the sky like a blazing meteor, falling with a tremendous sound. He then notes that, upon seeing someone struck down by that spear, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) responds—marking a dramatic moment in the battle’s unfolding.