Shloka 10
तया हतः पतितो वेपमानो दुःशासनो गदया वेगवत्या । विध्वस्तवर्मा भरणाम्बरस्रग् विचेष्टमानो भृशवेदनातुर:,दुःशासन उस वेगवती गदाके आघातसे धरतीपर गिरकर काँपने और अत्यन्त वेदनासे व्याकुल हो छटपटाने लगा। उसका कवच टूट गया, आभूषण और हार बिखर गये तथा कपड़े फट गये थे
tayā hataḥ patito vepamāno duḥśāsano gadayā vegavatyā | vidhvastavarmā bharaṇāmbarasrag viceṣṭamāno bhṛśavedanāturaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dipukul oleh gada yang pantas dan dahsyat itu, Duḥśāsana rebah ke tanah sambil menggigil. Perisainya hancur; perhiasan, kalungan bunga, dan pakaiannya berselerak. Menggeliat dalam kesakitan, dia terbaring, ditindih derita yang amat perit.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark moral reality of war: physical might and arrogance collapse into vulnerability and pain. It implicitly warns that violent action culminates in suffering, and that battlefield glory is inseparable from grievous human cost.
Sañjaya reports that Duḥśāsana is struck by a fast, powerful mace-blow, falls to the ground trembling, his armor broken and his ornaments and clothing disordered, and he writhes in severe pain.