Shloka 743
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
द्योतयन्ती दिशो राजन् महोल्केव नभश्च्युता । राजन! सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको प्रकाशित करती हुई वह सुवर्णभूषित शक्ति कटकर आकाशशसे गिरी हुई बड़ी भारी उल्काके समान पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ी
dyotayantī diśo rājan maholkeva nabhaścyutā |
Sañjaya said: “O King, lighting up all the directions, that power—adorned with golden ornaments—fell to the earth like a great meteor that has broken loose and dropped from the sky.” The image underscores the ominous, dharma-shaking intensity of the war: even radiant, ‘heavenly’ forces descend violently, signaling irreversible loss and the collapse of protective strength.
संजय उवाच
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The verse uses an omen-like simile to show how war can invert the natural order: what appears radiant and ‘heavenly’ can become destructive when severed from restraint (dharma). It cautions that brilliance and power, without right governance, may end in catastrophic downfall.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a golden-adorned śakti (spear/power) has been cut down and falls to the earth, blazing and illuminating the directions like a huge meteor dropping from the sky—an intense visual marker of a decisive, ominous moment in battle.