Shloka 256
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
प्राणान् श्रियं च राज्यं च त्यक्त्वा शेष्यति भूतले । “कुरुराज शान्तनुके कुलका यह जीता-जागता कलंक आज अपने प्राण, लक्ष्मी तथा राज्यको छोड़कर सदाके लिये पृथ्वीपर सो जायगा
prāṇān śriyaṃ ca rājyaṃ ca tyaktvā śeṣyati bhūtale |
サンジャヤは言った。「命も、繁栄も、王国も捨てて、彼は大地に横たわるであろう。」この一句は、戦における王者の驕りの道義的崩壊を示す。主権も幸運も無常であり、アダルマに駆られた野望の果ては、戦場の死と不名誉である。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly power—life, wealth, and sovereignty—is fragile. In the ethical frame of the Mahābhārata, war driven by adharma and pride ends in the loss of everything, reducing even a ruler to lying on the bare earth.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, foretells or reports the downfall of a royal figure: he will relinquish life, prosperity, and kingship and be left slain or laid low on the battlefield ground.