Shloka 12
Mahāprasthānika-parva Adhyāya 2: The Northward March, Sight of Himavat and Meru, and the Sequential Falls
कृष्णां निपतितां दृष्टवा सहदेवं च पाण्डवम् | आर्तों बन्धुप्रिय: शूरो नकुलो निपपात ह,कृष्णा और पाण्डव सहदेवको गिरे देख शोकसे आर्त हो बन्धुप्रेमी शूरवीर नकुल भी गिर पड़े
kṛṣṇāṃ nipatitāṃ dṛṣṭvā sahadevaṃ ca pāṇḍavam | ārto bandhupriyaḥ śūro nakulo nipapāta ha ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。クリシュナーが地に倒れ、さらにパーンダヴァのサハデーヴァも倒れているのを見て、勇猛にして親族への情に篤いナクーラは悲嘆に圧され、同じく崩れ落ちた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights impermanence and the ethical challenge of attachment: even heroic strength can be undone by grief and clinging to loved ones. In the Mahāprasthāna context, it points toward the ideal of steady renunciation and equanimity as the final journey unfolds.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ final journey, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) has fallen, and Sahadeva has also fallen. Seeing them, Nakula becomes overwhelmed with sorrow and collapses as well.