Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 493
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
तस्मिन् निपतिते वीरे पत्यौ सर्वमहीक्षिताम् । फिर तो समस्त भूपालोंके स्वामी वीर राजा दुर्योधनके धराशायी होनेपर वहाँ बिजलीकी गड़गड़ाहटके साथ प्रचण्ड हवा चलने लगी
tasmin nipatite vīre patyau sarva-mahīkṣitām |
സകല ഭൂപാലന്മാരുടെയും അധിപനായ വീരരാജാവ് ദുര്യോധനൻ നിലംപതിച്ച ഉടൻ അവിടെ മിന്നലിന്റെ ഗർജ്ജനത്തോടു സമമായ ഭീകരനാദം ഉയർന്നു; പ്രചണ്ഡവായു വീശി; ധൂളിവർഷം പെയ്തു; വൃക്ഷങ്ങളും വനങ്ങളും പർവ്വതങ്ങളും സഹിതം സർവ്വ ഭൂമിയും നടുങ്ങി।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that the fall of a great ruler in a dharma-conflict is not portrayed as a private event; it is framed as a morally significant rupture, signaled by ominous natural disturbances. In epic ethics, such portents highlight the gravity of adharma-driven power and the consequential turning of the world-order when that power collapses.
Vāyudeva describes the moment Duryodhana, the overlord among kings, falls. Immediately, violent wind, thunder-like roaring, dust-storms, and trembling of the earth with its forests and mountains occur—traditional epic omens marking a decisive and catastrophic moment in the Kurukṣetra war.
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