Mahabharata 16.8.96 — Mausala Parva, Adhyaya 8, Shloka 96
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
भोजवृष्ण्यन्धका ब्रद्दान्नन्योन्यं तैर्हतं युधि । ब्रह्मन! भोज, वृष्णि और अन्धकवंशके ये महा-मनस्वी शूरवीर सिंहके समान दर्पशाली और महान् बलवान थे; परन्तु वे गृहयुद्धमें एक-दूसरेके द्वारा मार डाले गये
bhojavṛṣṇyandhakā braddhān anyonyaṁ tair hataṁ yudhi | brahman! bhoja, vṛṣṇi aura andhakavaṁśake ye mahā-manasvī śūravīra siṁhake samāna darpaśālī aura mahān balavān the; parantu ve gṛhayuddhameṁ eka-dūsareke dvārā mār ḍāle gaye ||
Arjuna said: “The Bhojas, the Vṛṣṇis, and the Andhakas—those high-spirited heroes, proud and powerful like lions—have, in a fratricidal conflict, slain one another on the field. O Brāhmaṇa, they have been destroyed by their own hands.”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the mighty fall when pride and internal discord overtake them; ethical order (dharma) is undermined most decisively not by external enemies but by fratricidal violence, where kin destroy kin and power becomes self-consuming.
Arjuna reports to a Brāhmaṇa that the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas—renowned Yādava warriors—have perished in a mutual slaughter during an internecine battle, marking the catastrophic end of their lineages.
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