Mahabharata 7.56.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 56, Shloka 1
Night Vigil and Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions to Dāruka (निशि प्रजागरः—दारुकानुशासनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत अभिमन्युवधपर्वमें षोडशराजकीयोपाख्यानविषयक पचपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ५५ ॥। (दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ४ श्लोक मिलाकर ५४ श्लोक हैं) ऑपन-- मा बछ। अप ऋाल षट्पज्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय: राजा सुहोत्रकी दानशीलता नारद उवाच सुहोत्रं नाम राजानं मृतं सृज्जय शुश्रुम । एकवीरमशकक्यं तममरैरभिवीक्षितुम्
nārada uvāca | suhotraṃ nāma rājānaṃ mṛtaṃ sṛñjaya śuśruma | ekavīram aśakyaṃ taṃ amarair abhivīkṣitum ||
Narada said: “O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that a king named Suhotra has also met his death. In his time he was a peerless hero—so formidable that even the immortals could not bear to look upon him directly.”
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Even the most peerless worldly power—so great that it intimidates even the gods—remains subject to death; the verse frames heroism and fame within the ethical reminder of human mortality.
Narada begins a new episode by informing Sṛñjaya that King Suhotra has died, while emphasizing Suhotra’s unmatched valor and awe-inspiring presence.
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