Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 43
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
ततः स पतितो भूमौ नाराचेन समाहतः । वज्नेण च यथा शज्र पर्वतस्येव दीर्यत:,नाराचसे घायल हुआ सुरथ वज्से विदीर्ण हुए पर्वतके शिखरकी भाँति पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा
tataḥ sa patito bhūmau nārācena samāhataḥ | vajreṇa ca yathā śṛṅgaṁ parvatasyeva dīryataḥ ||
સંજય બોલ્યા—પછી નારાચથી ઘાયલ થયેલો તે ધરતી પર પડી ગયો; જેમ વજ્રથી વિદિર્ણ થયેલું પર્વતશિખર તૂટી પડે તેમ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of embodied power in war: strength and status can collapse instantly under violent force. Ethically, it serves as a stark reminder of the destructive consequences of battle and the impermanence of worldly might.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior is struck by a nārāca arrow and falls to the earth. The fall is compared to a mountain summit being split by a thunderbolt, emphasizing the severity of the blow and the dramatic collapse.
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