Shloka 34
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
सा छिज्ना बहुभिर्बाणैभरिद्वाजेन मारिष | गदा पपात कौरव्य नादयन्ती धरातलम्,माननीय कौरवनरेश! द्रोणाचार्यद्वारा अनेक बाणोंसे छिन्न-भिन्न की हुई वह गदा भूतलको निनादित करती हुई धमसे गिर पड़ी
sā chinnā bahubhir bāṇair bharadvājena māriṣa | gadā papāta kauravya nādayantī dharātalam ||
Sanjaya said: O venerable one, that mace—shattered into pieces by many arrows shot by Bharadvāja’s son (Droṇācārya)—fell with a heavy crash, making the very ground resound. The scene underscores how, in the fury of war, even a warrior’s chief weapon can be rendered powerless by superior skill, reminding the listener of the fragility of martial pride and the swift reversals that overtake those driven by wrath and rivalry.
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