Shloka 62
पतद् रक्ष: स्वेन कायेन तूर्ण- मतिप्रमाणेन विवर्धता च । प्रियं कुर्वन् पाण्डवानां गतासु- रक्षीहिणीं तव तूर्ण जघान
patad rakṣaḥ svena kāyena tūrṇam atipramāṇena vivardhatā ca | priyaṃ kurvan pāṇḍavānāṃ gatāsur akṣīhiṇīṃ tava tūrṇaṃ jaghāna ||
Sambil jatuh, sang rākṣasa melesat maju dengan tubuhnya sendiri, mengembang menjadi ukuran yang luar biasa dan mengerikan. Demi melakukan hal yang dicintai para Pāṇḍava, meski nyawanya telah pergi, dalam hempasan itu juga ia segera menghantam dan melumpuhkan bala akṣauhiṇī-mu, seakan menjadikannya tak bernyawa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of extreme loyalty and self-offering: a warrior turns even his own body into an instrument to protect allies and fulfill what is ‘dear’ to them. It also underscores the Mahābhārata’s moral tension—valor and devotion can coexist with devastating violence, forcing reflection on the cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that a rākṣasa warrior rushes forward, enlarging himself to an extraordinary size, and in a swift assault destroys (renders lifeless) a Kaurava akṣauhiṇī division, doing so to benefit the Pāṇḍavas.