Shloka 356
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
सो<पि मोहं जगामाथ ततत्रित्राड्रदासुत: । कौरव-धुरंधर वीर अर्जुनके धराशायी होनेपर चित्रांगदाकुमार बश्रुवाहन भी मूर्च्छित हो गया
so 'pi mohaṃ jagāmātha tatra citrāṅgadāsutaḥ | kaurava-dhurandharo vīra arjune dharāśāyini bhūte babhrūvāhano 'pi mūrcchitaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors lui aussi fut saisi de trouble. Là, Babhrūvāhana, fils de Citrāṅgadā, voyant le vaillant Arjuna—le plus éminent soutien du fardeau des Kaurava—gisant à terre, s’effondra à son tour, frappé d’évanouissement.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when conflict is framed within dharma, its human cost can overwhelm the mind; the verse highlights moral gravity, compassion, and the inner turmoil that follows harming or seeing harm to a revered warrior.
After Arjuna is seen lying fallen on the ground, Babhrūvāhana—Citrāṅgadā’s son—becomes stunned with moha and faints as well, indicating shock and grief at Arjuna’s condition.