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 ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ ពួកគេបានឃើញព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់កាម្ពោជ—ប្អូនប្រុសរបស់សុទក្សិណា—ដេកស្លាប់នៅទីនោះ៖ រាងខ្ពស់ សម្បុរភ្នែកដូចស្លឹកផ្កាឈូក និងមានរូបរាងគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់យ៉ាងក្រៃលែង។
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.