Shloka 113
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
सुदक्षिणादवरजं काम्बोजं ददृशुर्हतम् । प्रांशुं कमलपत्राक्षमत्यर्थ प्रियदर्शनम्
sudakṣiṇādavarajaṁ kāmbojaṁ dadṛśur hatam | prāṁśuṁ kamalapatrākṣam atyartha priyadarśanam ||
サञ्जयは語った。人々はカーンボージャの王子――スダクシナの弟――が討たれて横たわるのを見た。背は高く、眼は蓮の花弁のごとく、姿かたちはこの上なく麗しかった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tragic impartiality of war: admirable qualities—beauty, stature, noble presence—do not protect one from death. It invites reflection on the ethical cost of conflict and the fragility of worldly distinctions amid violence.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, the warriors behold the Kāmboja prince, identified as Sudakṣiṇa’s younger brother, fallen and dead. The description emphasizes his striking appearance even in death, intensifying the pathos of the scene.