Shloka 9
द्विरदान् द्विरदारोहान् विपताकायुधध्वजान् | सपादरक्षानहनद् वज्ेणाद्रीनिवाद्रिहा,जैसे पर्वतोंका हनन करनेवाले इन्द्रने वज्रद्वारा पर्वतोंपर आघात किया था, उसी प्रकार पाण्ड्यनरेशने पादरक्षकोंसहित हाथियों और हाथीसवारोंको ध्वजा, पताका तथा आयुधोंसे वंचित करके मार डाला
sañjaya uvāca | dviradān dviradārohān vipatākāyudhadhvajān | sapādarākṣān ahanad vajreṇādrīn ivādrihā ||
Seperti Indra, penghantam gunung, memukul pegunungan dengan vajra-nya, demikian pula raja Pāṇḍya menumbangkan gajah-gajah dan para penunggangnya—beserta pengawal infanteri—setelah melucuti mereka dari senjata, panji, dan umbul-umbul.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, external marks of power—arms, banners, and prestige—can be swiftly nullified by superior force; it implicitly warns that worldly supports are fragile when confronted by overwhelming might and the brutal momentum of battle.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍya king’s fierce assault: he cuts down elephants and their riders, along with their accompanying infantry guards, likening his destructive impact to Indra striking mountains with the vajra.