Shloka 30
Bhīṣma’s Stuti of Keśava and Counsel on Nara–Nārāyaṇa (भीष्म-स्तवः; नरनारायण-प्रसङ्गः)
तस्य राजन् सनिस्त्रिंशं सुप्रभं च शरावरम् । हतस्य पततो हस्ताद् वेगेन न्यपतद् भुवि,राजन्! उसके मारे जानेपर शरीरसे चमकीला कवच और हाथसे तलवार उसके गिरनेके साथ ही वेगपूर्वक पृथ्वीपर गिरी
tasya rājan sanistriṁśaṁ suprabhaṁ ca śarāvaram | hatasya patato hastād vegena nyapatad bhuvi ||
Sañjaya dijo: Oh Rey, cuando fue abatido y cayó, su brillante carcaj y su espada envainada se le escurrieron de la mano y, con ímpetu, cayeron a la tierra. La imagen subraya la cruda definitud de la batalla: cuando la vida se va, incluso los orgullosos emblemas del guerrero—armas y armadura—quedan reducidos a objetos inertes, recordando la impermanencia del poder y el grave costo de la violencia.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impermanence of martial glory: weapons and war-gear, symbols of prowess, become meaningless the moment life ends. It implicitly cautions against pride in power and points to the heavy ethical weight of warfare.
Sañjaya describes a warrior being killed and falling; as he collapses, his sword (in its sheath) and his shining quiver slip from his hand and fall swiftly to the ground, emphasizing the suddenness and finality of death in battle.