Shloka 43
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
तथा तु डिम्भकं श्रुत्वा हंस: परपुरंजय: । प्रपेदे यमुनामेव सो5पि तस्यां न्न्यमज्जत
tathā tu ḍimbhakaṃ śrutvā haṃsaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | prapede yamunām eva so 'pi tasyāṃ nimajjata ||
Hearing in this way of Ḍimbhaka’s death, Haṃsa—renowned as a conqueror of enemy cities—overwhelmed by grief for his brother, leapt into the Yamunā and there too sank and died.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great strength and worldly success can be undone by uncontrolled grief; attachment, when it overwhelms discernment, leads to self-destruction and compounds tragedy.
After learning that Ḍimbhaka has died, his brother Haṃsa—famed for conquering enemy cities—jumps into the Yamunā out of sorrow and drowns, so both brothers perish.