Shloka 27
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 109 — Karṇa–Bhīma Yuddha and Durmukha’s Fall (कर्णभीमयुद्धम्; दुर्मुखवधः)
स पपात रथोपस्थान्निरमित्रो जनेश्वर: । त्रिगर्तराजस्य सुतो व्यथयंस्तव वाहिनीम्,त्रिगर्तराजका पुत्र राजा निरमित्र अपने वियोगसे आपकी सेनाको व्यथित करता हुआ रथकी बैठकसे नीचे गिर पड़ा
sa papāta rathopasthān niramitro janeśvaraḥ | trigartarājasya suto vyathayaṃs tava vāhinīm |
Sañjaya berkata: Niramitra, sang raja—putera pemerintah Trigarta—yang telah mengganggu dan menyusahkan bala tentera tuanku, jatuh terhempas dari pelantar kereta perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even powerful warriors who terrify armies can fall in an instant; the battlefield reveals the instability of worldly strength and the inevitability of reversal, urging humility and awareness of impermanence amid duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Niramitra, the son of the Trigarta king, who had been troubling the Kaurava forces, has fallen from his chariot-platform—signaling his defeat or collapse in the ongoing combat.