Shloka 6
Strī-parva Adhyāya 22 — Gāndhārī’s Battlefield Lament for the Fallen (Āvantya, Bāhlika, Jayadratha, and Duḥśalā)
अतीव मुखवर्णोडस्य निहतस्यापि शो भते । सोमस्येवाभिपूर्णस्य पौर्णमास्यां समुद्यत:,रणभूमिमें मारे जानेपर भी पूर्णमासीको उगते हुए पूर्ण चन्द्रमाकी भाँति इनके मुखकी कान्ति अत्यन्त प्रकाशित हो रही है
atīva mukhavarṇoḍasya nihatasya api śobhate | somasyevābhipūrṇasya paurṇamāsyāṃ samudyataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Bien qu’il ait été abattu, l’éclat de son visage resplendit avec une intensité extrême—tel la pleine lune qui se lève la nuit de la pleine lune, parfaitement comblée de lumière lunaire.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that true nobility and heroic dignity can remain visible even in death; the slain warrior’s countenance still shines, suggesting enduring inner worth and the honor associated with courageous conduct.
In the Stree Parva’s lamentation context, the narrator describes a fallen figure on the battlefield whose face remains strikingly radiant, using the image of the full moon rising on the full-moon night to intensify the pathos and reverence.