Shloka 37
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
पूर्वमेव स बाणौघचैर्गाढविद्धो<र्जुनेन ह पपात सो5पि धरणीमालिड्ग्य रणमूर्थनि,राजा बश्रुवाहन युद्धस्थलमें बड़ा परिश्रम करके लड़ा था। वह भी अर्जुनके बाणसमूहोंद्वारा पहलेसे ही बहुत घायल हो चुका था। अत: पिताको मारा गया देख वह भी युद्धके मुहानेपर अचेत होकर गिर पड़ा और पृथ्वीका आलिंगन करने लगा
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | pūrvam eva sa bāṇaughaiḥ gāḍha-viddho 'rjunena ha papāta so 'pi dharaṇīm āliṅgya raṇa-mūrdhani |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Already earlier, he had been deeply pierced by Arjuna’s dense volleys of arrows. Therefore he too collapsed on the very forefront of the battle, falling senseless and embracing the earth—overcome by wounds and by the shock of seeing his father slain. The passage underscores how the momentum of war, once unleashed, brings even the valiant to helplessness, and how filial bonds intensify the moral and emotional cost of combat.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the heavy ethical and emotional cost of warfare: even rightful valor can culminate in collapse and grief, and family bonds intensify the suffering produced by violence.
After being badly wounded by Arjuna’s volleys, the warrior (contextually Babhruvāhana) loses consciousness at the battle-front and falls to the ground, overwhelmed—especially upon seeing his father struck down.