Shloka 47
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
प्रेषयामास समरे यमस्य सदन प्रति । हताश्चात् तु रथात् तूर्णमवप्लुत्य महारथ:
preṣayāmāsa samare yamasya sadana prati | hatāś cāt tu rathāt tūrṇam avaplutya mahārathaḥ ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആ സമരത്തിൽ അവൻ ശത്രുക്കളെ യമന്റെ സദനത്തിലേക്ക് അയച്ചു. വധത്തിനു ശേഷം ആ മഹാരഥൻ വേഗത്തിൽ രഥത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ചാടി ഇറങ്ങി।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark moral landscape of war: a mahāratha’s prowess ‘sends’ opponents to death, reminding the listener that martial excellence carries grave consequences and that battle inevitably points toward Yama—death as the inescapable end of embodied life.
Sañjaya narrates that a great warrior, having slain enemies in the fight (thus ‘sending them toward Yama’s abode’), then quickly jumps down from his chariot—suggesting a rapid tactical move or a transition to another action immediately after the killing.