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 dit : Ô Roi, lorsqu’il fut tué et qu’il tomba, son carquois éclatant et son épée au fourreau glissèrent de sa main et, avec force, chutèrent à terre. L’image souligne la terrible finalité du combat : quand la vie s’en va, même les emblèmes orgueilleux du guerrier—armes et armure—ne sont plus que des objets inertes, rappelant l’impermanence du pouvoir et le lourd prix de la violence.
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.