Shloka 116
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
निधन समनुप्राप्तं समासाद्येतरेतरम् । अपने बाहुबलसे शोभा पानेवाले पाँच लाख वीर आपसमें ही लड़-भिड़कर मर मिटे
nidhanaṃ samanupprāptaṃ samāsādya itaretaram | apane bāhubalena śobhā pānevāle pāñca-lakṣa vīrāḥ āpasameṃ hī laḍ-bhiḍkar mara miṭe ||
Arjuna dijo: «Al alcanzar el fin que les estaba destinado, se trabaron unos con otros. Quinientos mil guerreros—antaño célebres por el esplendor de su propia fuerza—se volvieron contra sí, lucharon cuerpo a cuerpo y perecieron hasta el último.»
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great strength and worldly glory cannot avert the ripening of destiny shaped by prior deeds; when dharma collapses and passions rule, power turns inward and becomes self-destructive, underscoring impermanence and moral accountability.
Arjuna reports that a vast host of warriors, having come to their fated end, confronted one another and fought among themselves until they were annihilated—an image of internecine conflict culminating in total ruin.