Shloka 22
भीष्मरथाभिमुख्यं — Arjuna’s advance with Śikhaṇḍin; Duḥśāsana’s interception
देवपुत्रसमा: सर्वे शौर्ये शक्रसमा युधि । ऋचछ्या वैश्रव्ं चाति नयेन च बृहस्पतिम्
devaputrasamāḥ sarve śaurye śakrasamā yudhi | ṛcchayā vaiśravaṇaṃ cāti nītena ca bṛhaspatim prajānātha |
サञ्जयは語った。「彼らは皆、神々の子のように輝き、壮麗であった。戦ではその勇はインドラに等しく、富においてはクベーラに比肩し、政道においてはブृहस्पतिさえ凌いだ。だが、人々の主よ、運命の転変により多くの戦車武者が戦車を失い、鎧をまとい、耳飾りと頭飾りを着け、黄金の首飾りと腕輪で飾ったその英雄たちが、迷える凡人のように右往左往して逃げ散るのが見られた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most splendid and capable—godlike in beauty, wealth, and counsel—can be reduced by the reversals of war and fate. The verse underscores impermanence and the humbling power of circumstance, warning rulers not to rely on pride in power or status.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that many renowned chariot-warriors, though richly adorned and famed for valor and wisdom, have lost their chariots amid the chaos of battle and are seen running about in confusion like ordinary men.