Shloka 22
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय २७: सुशर्माह्वानम्, अर्जुनस्य प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, भगदत्तेन गजप्रहारः
ट्रुमाचलाग्राम्बुधरै: समकाया: सुकल्पिता: । हतारोहा:ः क्षितौ पेतुर्द्धिपा: पार्थशराहता:,वृक्ष, पर्वत-शिखर और मेघोंके समान विशाल एवं ऊँचे शरीरवाले, सजे-सजाये हाथी, जिनके सवार पहले ही मार दिये गये थे, अर्जुनके बाणोंसे आहत होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े
sañjaya uvāca |
trumācalāgrāmbudharaiḥ samakāyāḥ sukalpitāḥ |
hatārohāḥ kṣitau petur dvipāḥ pārthaśarāhatāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: The well-adorned elephants—huge and lofty in body, like trees, mountain-peaks, and rain-bearing clouds—whose riders had already been slain, were struck by Arjuna’s arrows and fell upon the earth. The scene underscores the relentless momentum of battle, where even mighty war-beasts become helpless once their human guidance is removed, and where skill in arms brings swift, irreversible consequences.
संजय उवाच