Shloka 64
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
आयसी प्रतिमा येन भीमसेनस्य सा पुरा | चूर्णीकृता बलवता सो5बलामा॒श्रित: स्त्रियम्,जिन बलवान नरेशने पहले भीमसेनकी लोहमयी प्रतिमाको चूर्ण कर डाला था, वे आज अबला नारीके सहारे पड़े हैं
āyasī pratimā yena bhīmasenasya sā purā | cūrṇīkṛtā balavatā so 'balām āśritaḥ striyam ||
ໄວຊຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ທີ່ໃນອະດີດ ດ້ວຍກຳລັງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ໄດ້ບົດຂີ້ຝຸ່ນຮູບປັ້ນເຫຼັກຂອງພີມະເສນ—ມື້ນີ້ ຄົນຜູ້ແຂງແກ່ນນັ້ນກັບຕ້ອງພຶ່ງພາສະຕີຜູ້ອ່ອນແອເພື່ອຄ້ຳຈຸນ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the impermanence of physical power and the ethical need for humility: time reduces even the strongest to dependence, so one should not be intoxicated by strength or status.
Vaiśampāyana remarks on a striking contrast: a man once so strong that he could pulverize an iron image of Bhīmasena is now weakened by circumstances (notably age) and must rely on a woman for support.