Shloka 41
फाल्गुनस्य हि सा मृत्युरिति चिन्तयतो5निशम् | ननिद्रा न च मे हर्षो मनसो<स्ति युधां वर
phālgunasya hi sā mṛtyur iti cintayato 'niśam | na nidrā na ca me harṣo manaso 'sti yudhāṃ vara ||
Vāyu said: “As I keep thinking without cease, ‘That will indeed be Phālguna’s death,’ sleep does not come to me, nor does any joy arise in my mind, O best of warriors.”
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-psychological weight of war: even a divine being is shaken by the prospect of a great hero’s death. It underscores how attachment, foreboding, and responsibility can disturb inner peace, showing that courage in battle is accompanied by deep mental turmoil.
Vāyu addresses a foremost warrior and confesses his constant worry that a particular impending event will mean Phālguna’s death. Because of this obsessive concern, he cannot sleep and feels no happiness—signaling a tense moment in the war narrative where Arjuna’s safety is in question.