Shloka 14
स नागराज: सह राजसूनुना पपात रक्त बहु सर्वत: क्षरन् । महेन्द्रवजप्रहतो 5म्बुदागमे यथा जल गैरिकपर्वतस्तथा
sa nāgarājaḥ saha rājasūnunā papāta rakta-bahu sarvataḥ kṣaran | mahendra-vajra-prahato ’mbudāgame yathā jala-gairika-parvatas tathā ||
Sañjaya berkata: Sang raja ular itu jatuh bersama putra raja, darah mengucur deras dari segala sisi. Seakan dihantam vajra Indra saat awan hujan datang, ia roboh laksana gunung oker merah yang memancarkan aliran air.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark moral reality of war: once violence is unleashed, even the mighty fall, and suffering spreads inescapably. The vivid simile serves as a reminder of the heavy karmic and human cost of battlefield choices.
Sañjaya describes a catastrophic fall: the ‘lord of serpents’ collapses along with a prince, bleeding heavily. The scene is compared to a red-ochre mountain struck like by Indra’s thunderbolt when rains arrive, with water (here, blood) pouring down.