Shloka 6
यदृच्छया निपतितं चक्रमादित्यगोचरम् । महावातसमुत्थेन संशुष्कमिव सागरम्
sañjaya uvāca |
yadṛcchayā nipatitaṃ cakram ādityagocaram |
mahāvātasamutthena saṃśuṣkam iva sāgaram |
Sañjaya said: “As though by sheer chance the sun’s disc had fallen from its course, as though the ocean had been dried up by a mighty wind—so did Duryodhana appear at that moment: his splendor and confidence shattered, his strength rendered futile by fate and the consequences of war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses cosmic similes to show how pride and power can collapse suddenly; in war, adharma-driven ambition meets inevitable reversal, highlighting impermanence and the moral weight of karma.
Sañjaya describes the scene with striking comparisons—sun’s disc fallen, ocean dried by a gale—to convey the shock and ruin visible in Duryodhana’s condition at that moment.