Shloka 14
स नागराज: सह राजसूनुना पपात रक्त बहु सर्वत: क्षरन् । महेन्द्रवजप्रहतो 5म्बुदागमे यथा जल गैरिकपर्वतस्तथा
sa nāgarājaḥ saha rājasūnunā papāta rakta-bahu sarvataḥ kṣaran | mahendra-vajra-prahato ’mbudāgame yathā jala-gairika-parvatas tathā ||
Sañjaya berkata: Raja segala gajah itu rebah bersama putera raja, darah memancut deras dari segenap sisi. Seolah-olah dipalu vajra Mahendra tatkala awan hujan datang, ia runtuh seperti gunung oker merah yang mengalirkan air.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark moral reality of war: once violence is unleashed, even the mighty fall, and suffering spreads inescapably. The vivid simile serves as a reminder of the heavy karmic and human cost of battlefield choices.
Sañjaya describes a catastrophic fall: the ‘lord of serpents’ collapses along with a prince, bleeding heavily. The scene is compared to a red-ochre mountain struck like by Indra’s thunderbolt when rains arrive, with water (here, blood) pouring down.