Shloka 603
निपपात रणे तूर्ण सौबलस्य महात्मन: । भीमसेनके हाथोंसे छूटी हुई सर्पकी जिह्नवाके समान वह चंचल शक्ति रणभूमिमें तुरंत ही महामना शकुनिपर जा पड़ी
sañjaya uvāca |
nipapāta raṇe tūrṇaṃ saubalasya mahātmanaḥ |
bhīmasenakarāc chuktā sarpajihveva cañcalā śaktir raṇabhūmau tvaritaṃ mahāmanā śakunim eva jagāma ||
Sañjaya said: In the midst of battle, that dart-like śakti, swiftly released from Bhīmasena’s hand, fell upon the noble Saubala (Śakuni). Quivering like a serpent’s tongue, it sped across the field and struck Śakuni.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of war: actions and alliances culminate in unavoidable consequences. Even those described with honorific epithets are not exempt from the results of their choices, and violence—once embraced—returns with swift finality.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a spear (śakti), released from Bhīma’s hand, moves swiftly and unsteadily like a serpent’s tongue and falls upon Śakuni (Saubala), indicating a direct strike against him in the fighting.