Shloka 90
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
रथेभ्यो रथिन: पेतुर्द्धिपे भ्यो हस्तिसादिन: । विमानेभ्यो दिवो भ्रष्टा: सिद्धा: पुण्यक्षयादिव
sañjaya uvāca | rathebhyo rathinaḥ petur dvipebhyo hastisādinaḥ | vimānebhyo divo bhraṣṭāḥ siddhāḥ puṇyakṣayād iva ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ນັກຮົບລົດຮົບຕົກຈາກລົດ ແລະນັກຮົບຂີ່ຊ້າງຕົກຈາກຊ້າງ. ມັນຄືດັ່ງພວກສິດທະ ຜູ້ສຳເລັດ ເມື່ອບຸນກຸສົນຫມົດສິ້ນ ກໍຕົກຈາກໂລກສະຫວັນ ແລະພາຫະນະເຫຼືອງຟ້າ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນໃນສະໜາມຮົບນັ້ນ ຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ກໍຖືກຫວ່າງລົງສູ່ພື້ນດິນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The simile of Siddhas falling from heaven when their merit is exhausted highlights impermanence and karmic limitation: status, power, and even heavenly attainment are not permanent; when the supporting force of puṇya (merit) is spent, a fall follows. In the war context, it also suggests that martial glory is fragile and morally weighty.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where chariot-fighters tumble from their chariots and elephant-riders drop from their elephants, likening the mass downfall to celestial Siddhas falling from heavenly vimānas due to the depletion of their accumulated merit.