Shloka 67
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
अथ तां पतितां दृष्टवा गृह्मान्यां च महागदाम्
atha tāṁ patitāṁ dṛṣṭvā gṛhmānyāṁ ca mahāgadām
Sañjaya dit : Alors, la voyant gisant à terre, et voyant aussi la grande massue étendue là, les témoins furent contraints d’affronter la conséquence nue de la violence — combien vite s’effondrent l’orgueil et la puissance lorsque le destin et la juste rétribution, selon le dharma, se retournent contre un guerrier.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the immediacy of karmic and martial consequence: weapons and strength do not guarantee security, and the fall of a figure alongside a mighty weapon highlights the fragility of power amid adharma-driven conflict.
Sanjaya narrates a battlefield moment: someone previously central to the scene is seen fallen, and a great mace is noticed lying on the ground, signaling a decisive turn—injury, defeat, or death—within the ongoing combat.