Shloka 11
दण्डकानां महदू राज्यं ब्राह्मणेन विनाशितम् । तालजंघं महाक्षत्रमौर्वेगेकेन नाशितम्
daṇḍakānāṁ mahad rājyaṁ brāhmaṇena vināśitam | tālajaṅghaṁ mahākṣatram aurvegekena nāśitam ||
Arjuna berkata: “Kerajaan besar kaum Daṇḍaka dihancurkan oleh seorang Brāhmaṇa saja; dan garis Kṣatriya yang perkasa bernama Tālajaṅgha dimusnahkan oleh resi Aurva seorang diri.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual and moral force (brāhma-tejas) can outweigh political or martial power; when rulers or warrior lineages fall into adharma and provoke righteous wrath, even a single ascetic can become the instrument of their downfall.
Arjuna cites two exempla: the Daṇḍakas’ realm being ruined by one Brāhmaṇa, and the Tālajaṅgha Kṣatriya line being destroyed by the sage Aurva alone—illustrations used to emphasize the vulnerability of worldly power before ascetic potency and ethical retribution.