Shloka 12
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
अक्षौहिणीर्दशैकां च विनिर्जित्य शितै: शरै: । अर्जुनेन हतो राजन् महावीरयों जयद्रथ:,राजन! जिस वीरके शासनमें सिन्धु, सौबीर आदि दस राष्ट्र थे जो सदा आपकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहा करता था, उस महापराक्रमी जयद्रथको अर्जुनने आपकी ग्यारह अक्षौहिणी सेनाओंको हराकर तीखे बाणोंसे मार डाला
akṣauhiṇīr daśaikāṁ ca vinirjitya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | arjunena hato rājan mahāvīryo jayadrathaḥ ||
Sanjaya said: O King, after overcoming your eleven akṣauhiṇīs with razor-sharp arrows, Arjuna slew the mighty warrior Jayadratha. Thus fell the ruler under whose command Sindhu, Saubīra, and other realms had long remained obedient to your authority—an event that underscores how, in war, power and protection collapse when adharma-driven alliances meet resolute, vow-bound valor.
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