Shloka 15
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
तौ धरामन्वपसद्येतां वातरुग्णाविव द्रुमौ
tau dharām anvapasadyetāṃ vātarugṇāv iva drumau
Sañjaya dit : Tous deux s’affaissèrent sur la terre, tels deux arbres brisés par un vent furieux—image de guerriers terrassés par la force irrésistible de la bataille et du destin, où l’orgueil et la vigueur s’écroulent en un instant.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of embodied power: even the mighty can be brought down suddenly, like trees broken by wind. In the ethical atmosphere of the war, it hints at the inevitability of decline when violence and destiny converge, urging humility about strength and status.
Sañjaya reports that two figures on the battlefield collapse to the ground. The poet intensifies the scene with a simile: they fall like two wind-damaged trees, conveying both physical defeat and the abruptness of their downfall.