Shloka 63
मणिप्रवेकोत्तमवज्रहाटकै- रलंकृतं चास्य वराड्रभूषणम् | प्रविद्धमुर्व्या निपपात पत्रिभि- र्धनंजयेनोत्तमकुण्डलेडपि च
maṇipravekottamavajrahāṭakaiḥ alaṅkṛtaṃ cāsya varāḍrabhūṣaṇam | praviddham urvyā nipapāta patribhiḥ dhanaṃjayenottamakuṇḍaleḍ api ca
Sañjaya said: Adorned with choice gems, excellent diamonds, and gold, and bearing splendid ornaments, even his superb earrings were struck off by Dhanañjaya’s arrows and, hurled away, fell upon the earth. In the grim law of battle, the very signs of royal dignity and personal glory are made to drop before superior skill and relentless duty on the field.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of external splendor in war: ornaments and status-symbols cannot protect a warrior when confronted by decisive action. It reflects the battlefield ethic where prowess and duty override personal grandeur.
Sañjaya narrates that Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), with his arrows, strikes so forcefully that the opponent’s magnificent, jewel-and-gold ornaments—especially the fine earrings—are knocked off and fall to the ground.