Shloka 396
प्राहिणोत् सहदेवाय सा मोघा न््यपतद् भुवि | उस खड्गको कटा हुआ देख शकुनिने सहदेवपर एक विशाल गदा चलायी; परंतु वह विफल होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ी
prāhiṇot sahadevāya sā moghā nyapatad bhuvi |
Sañjaya said: Śakuni hurled a massive mace at Sahadeva, but the blow went in vain and fell harmlessly to the ground—an image of frustrated aggression in the chaos of battle, where skill and fate together decide the fruit of violent intent.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even forceful hostility can become moghā (fruitless); in the Mahābhārata’s war ethic, outcomes are not guaranteed by intent alone—skill, circumstance, and destiny shape whether violence bears any result.
During the battle, Śakuni throws a large gadā at Sahadeva. The attack misses or fails to harm him, and the weapon falls to the earth, as reported by Sañjaya.