Shloka 71

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

स भिजन्नवर्मा स्रस्ताड़ प्रभ्रष्टमुकुटाज्द:

Transliteration

sa bhinnavarmā srastāḍyaḥ prabhraṣṭa-mukuṭaḥ

Translation

サञ्जयは語った。彼は鎧を砕かれ、手足は力なく垂れ、冠は落ちている姿で見られた—戦場の暴力により武人が引きずり下ろされた光景である。これは、戦においては誇り高く装備の整った者でさえ、突如として形勢が反転し、外なる栄華を剥ぎ取られうることを思い起こさせる。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भिजन्: splitting, breaking
• भिजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्मा: without armor, unarmored
• अवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्रस्त: slipped off, loosened
• स्रस्त: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रंस्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आडः: a blow/strike (uncertain reading)
• आडः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभ्रष्ट-मुकुटात्: from (his) fallen/dislodged crown
• प्रभ्रष्ट-मुकुटात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-भ्रंश् + मुकुट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• armour (varman)
• crown/diadem (mukuṭa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of external power—armour and crown symbolize protection and status, yet both can be lost in an instant. It cautions against pride in worldly insignia and highlights the harsh, leveling nature of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior in a visibly ruined state: armour broken, body slackened, and crown fallen. It is a battlefield snapshot emphasizing the intensity of the fighting and the warrior’s sudden decline.